[Spridgets] Kingpin Shims

Paul Van Wig pvanwig at mac.com
Tue Apr 3 08:41:40 MDT 2018


"but I need to remember the common denominator in these situations is me."

Loose nut behind the wheel?

Paul Van Wig

Big Bear/Lakewood, CA

On Mon, Apr 2, 2018 at 2:33 PM, Michael MacLean via Spridgets <
spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:

> Problem solved.  When I swapped trunnions I found the problem, but it was
> not the trunnion exactly.  The problem trunnion was hanging up on something
> about an 1/8th of an inch before fully seating.  It could be tightened down
> before seating producing the vertical movement of the kingpin.  When I
> trial fitted the .008 shims, the kingpin needed three of them.  Only two
> and the stub axle assembly was difficult to turn. Three shims and only
> slight resistance.  Went to the other side of the car with my new found
> confidence and found that side only needed one shim.  Now with new rubber
> gaiters on the steering rack, new tie rod ends, new flexible brake lines
> and newly turned drums (yes, i am still running drums on the front) maybe
> parallel parking won't be such a workout.  Thanks for all the suggestions
> from the list, but I need to remember the common denominator in these
> situations is me.
> Mike MacLean
>
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