Just got my Spindles back from the machine shop. Reamed and fit great. $40 total and well worth it. Anyone dealing with this situation there are 2 things that I would have done differently.
After removing the old kingpins and spindles I would take them to a machine shop to have the bushings pressed in, and to have the bushings reamed to the proper fit of the new kingpins.
I can only speak of my situation, but doing a search on this board led me to believe the new kingpin kits were sized to fit the 3/4 ton truck I have.
Maybe this post will help someone else in this situation.
Looks like Denny has posted the reason for my trouble. But we are all learning here. And I at 52 years old am still learning everyday. Thanks for all of the input.
I can tell you a trick to removing the old bushings.
Put the spindles in a vice. find the split in the bushing and take a hacksaw and cut about a quater of an inch next to the split. Cafeful not to damage the spindle. Once thru the bushing, the sliver of the bushing can be punch out making the bushing very easy to drive out of the spindle.
Tim
