[Healeys] King Pin with needle bearings

[Drew Philippo]

I tried this one last winter and I was unable to get the trunnion off of the
kingpin. I didn't have a lot of time to fool with it so after a weekend of
messing with it I put the whole thing back to the way it was and let it
wait. Does anyone have any suggestions for separating the two parts while on
the car?

 

Thanks,

Drew

65 BJ8

 

Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 09:27:42 -0000

From: AlanB <bluehealey at googlemail.com>

Subject: Re: [Healeys] King Pin with needle bearings

To: "'Simon Lachlan'" <simon.lachlan at homecall.co.uk>, "'Healey List'"

      <healeys at autox.team.net>

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Hi Simon.

Do it!! It makes such a difference.

It's a simple enough job.  Put a jack under the kingpin to keep the spring
compressed. Remove the kingpin top nut and then the trunnion through bolt.

The trunnion lifts off the kingpin releasing the oilite assembly.  Replace
with the radial bearing and shim to a running clearance. Stuff grease in
there before finally re-assembling.

Get the bearing from Cape NOT AHSpares. The AHSpares one is too thick and
leaves no space for shimming the clearance correctly.  I haven't tried the
Ahead4Healeys offering as they didn't exist when I did mine, but if I did it
again I would go to AH4H first - they are the best (IMHO).

 

Blatant plug I know but they deserve it. %^)
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