mummdogg, yes to what rustednuts says about movement in the spindle; but your wheels are off, so you may not get the movement in the pins that you would get with the wheels on. With that, you may conclude that the king pins are in satisfactory condition, when they may not be. Next, no, there is nothing that needs to be pressed together for assembly, except wheel bearing races into the hub if you need to replace them. You can drive those in with either a bearing driver or a punch, just go lightly and evenly around the race as you drive it in. On the tie rod questions, yes and no: Yes, it is a concern, and No, you can't straighten it. Replace the tie rod and ends. There is too much importance to those parts to risk taking shortcuts. The same goes for the drag link, although those sometimes can be repaired, but not straightened if bent. For perspective, remember that those parts, along with others, keep the front wheels pointed where you want them to point- so don't take short cuts- if I might repeat myself.
On the king pins, there is a retaining pin that needs to be removed before you can get the pins out of the axle. Even with that out, sometimes the pins are stuck in the axle. You might have to have them pressed out, although you may be able to find a shop with a king pin press that attaches to the axle/spindle and pushes the pins out. Most any truck shop probably can help you with the king pins if you need help getting them out- they don't come out easily, even with the lock pin removed. Putting the new ones in is no trouble, but the new bushings may have to be honed to fit- check with the supplier on that point. An automotive machine shop should be able to do that without trouble if honing is necessary. When you put everything back together, make sure you align the lock pin flat on the KP with the lock pin shaft, and don't forget to install the lock pin. The lock pin is usually a tapered pin, threaded on one end, with a nut and lockwasher to hold it all together. And don't forget to grease the new pins when all is back together.
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