I am tempted to say if you have never done them or have to ask how to do them it might be something to have more experienced person do. There is also possibility you might need new drag link or tie rod end depending on if cotter pin breaks and if you can drill/ punch it out. Some bushings are pre sized some are not and need sizing after they are driven into the spindle. Do you have a machine shop ready to size the bushings if needed. I have also had to cut/ or drill out the king pin lock bolts. Technically you should not heat the axle but if the pin is seized you do what is required. ALWAYS order king pin sets for the year of the spindle, as different years used different length k-pins.Rarely are two kingpin jobs the same.Some fall out,others have to be beaten out with heat.Remove your wheel,brakes,backing plates,tie rod,spyder.Remove tapered locking pin in axle eye,and top and bottom caps on spindle.Drive king pin out,hopefully comes out easy.Make sure your play was not in the axle itself,whole different job,then.In severe cases,have had to remove axle,and press pin out.Knock or cut old bushings out of spindle,carefully press in new ones.Keep an eye on how things come apart,not rocket science.Unless you have the right size reamer,you'll have to take your spindles to a truck front end shop to get your pins fitted.Put it all back together,the way it came apart.You will have to shim the new king pin bearing to get any play out.Shims should come in your kingpin kit.Once back together,grease well,spin both wheels and scribe center line on both tires.Have someone hold your tape measure,check front and back measurements.Toe in adjust tie rod to 1/8.Hope this helps,haven't done one for while,but that's how we did it in the old days,don't think much has changed,unless you have tapered king pins.Never fooled with them.ĭo you have torches? There has been times where the pin is seized and you will have to cut the thrust bearing to access pin to cut it so spindle can come off to allow better access to the seized pin. Normally, only the replaceable bushings (included with king pin sets) show any wear. SOME "crappy" repro king pins are actually a few thousandths too small on the diameter. NEW spindles are not usually needed, nor recommended, as the originals are quality FORGED steel pieces from Ford, whereas new spindles can be of very questionable quality. Or call Michael at: Third Gen Automotive in McMinnville, TN You can also feel comfort in ordering a QUALITY king pin set, including thousands of other QUALITY parts) from Michael Driskel ("35fordtn" here on FordBarn) who owns and operates "3rd Gen Automotive in McMinnville, Tennesee. He can be contacted by sending him a PM using the link below. ![]() There are others as well.Īs tubman suggests above, Fred Wilmer ("barnfind08" here on FordBarn) carries thousands upon thousands of real NOS Ford parts. I would recommend Third Gen Automotive ("35fordtn" on here) or SouthSide Obsolete ("barnfind08" on this forum). Your best chance for that is getting them from one of the guys on here that have NOS parts. You should probably stick with the OE Ford spindles. Setup and alternatives are nowhere near the quality.Įdelbrock's 94 carb does have the threaded vacuum port, it has aīrass plug installed when you take it out of their box. Use NOS on the kingpin set since there is no "better" Use stock spindles, Speedway spindles don't have the steering arms made on them. I already got it running much cooler by using information gained here on this Ford Barn site. At somepoint I will be upgrading the same motor further but not yet. Motor was replaced with a 1951 ford flathead. Has anybody done this or is it best to use their disc brake system also?Īnother question (I have a bunch) is to change my stock carb out for a new edelbrock carb they mention no vacumn outlet for dist. It mentioned that I could use stock brakes with the new spindle. Seems to be the way to go for new install purpose,s. As I found at speedway they sell a kinkpin set and new spindles. Makes sense as there is some play for sure. After doing some reading here It was suggested no fix until kingpins were replaced. I purchased a 1941 ford deluxe and the toe in is out of whack. ![]() I am new here on this forum and hopefully this has not been covered before.
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