I'm really not trying to make all of you feel bad with my post. Actually, I'm feeling kinda' guilty about how easy my kingpins were to remove. I had been avoiding replacing them for several years, as I feared the worst. Well, 6 or 8 taps with a large drift and a 3lb sledge had each one out. Yes, tink, tink, tink, tink, tink, tink, clunck, as the kingpin fell out the bottom. I took the new standard size kits and spindles to the machine shop and a day or two later picked everything up ready to be reassembled. My only guess is that the previous owners kept them well greased. wink


Michael Zaic
Dahlonega, GA
52 GMC 150
48 GMC 300