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| | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 . | | . Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 | If you can't easily remove the old kingpins then best to remove the whole axle and have it pressed apart. (or use a portable kingpin press in place if you have one) Swinging a big sledge hammer trying to remove kingpins can bend the axle.
If the new pins fit nice and snug in the axle beam there is generally no machine work necessary, if not then you're looking at oversize kingpins and the axle needs to be reamed or honed also. They should be a snug fit, should not wobble at all, and should not fall out. Should need a firm push of you palm or a rubber mallet to get a new kingpin in or out of the axle. | | |
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