I'm new to the forum and thought I could get some help on here. I picked up a 1956 3600 dually last summer that had some front end damage. I'm digging into it now and changing out the seized king pins and tie rod assembly. The problem I'm having is purchasing a rebuild kit for them. Every kit i find is for a half ton or a 3/4 -1 ton up to 55. Does anyone know if the front ends are similar or if there is a cross reference that i can look up?
Since your post is mainly a technical question, I'll move it to the Driveline forum.
Meanwhile, please take some time to make a post (if you want) in the Welcome Centre to for a formal introduction. Tell us more about your truck and how you came to own it, as well as some pictures. We love pics of old trucks.
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Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truck Follow this saga in Project Journal Photos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.
According to the attached. 3/4 ton thru 1-1/2 ton king pins are the same. They are different from 55.1 though, which may be what you're finding. They should be available from the usual vendors. Here's one source.
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truck Follow this saga in Project Journal Photos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.
Classic Parts has them listed as part# 74-115. Might be worth a call. Just FYI, the 3600, 3800. And 4100 trucks from 53-59 use the same spindles. There must be some difference in the axles though, 53-55.1 have a different part # for the kingpin.
On another note, have you tried heating things up and forcing some grease in? Before tearing everything apart, it may be worth a try.
I did that on my '56 Cadillac 15 years ago and haven't had to touch the kingpins since. One had a slight amount play. I pulled out the zerk fitting and cleaned it out and then put in some heavy duty grease. The small amount of play disappeared.
1950 Chevrolet 3100 (Ol' Roy)
1939 Packard Standard Eight Coupe (The Phantom) | 1956 Cadillac Coupe de Ville (The Bismarck) | 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 coupe |1966 Ford Mustang (Little Red) | 1969 Pontiac GTO (The Dishpit) I 1979 Ford F-100 | 1976 Ford F-150 (Big Red) | 1995 Ford F-150 (Newt)
Old grease will set up like road tar. When would work on old equipment that had been sitting in barns or out in the pasture for years, the hot wrench usually did the trick.
There is a gold colored grease, that is pretty much the ssme ad anti-seize that works pretty good. You may be able to find it at an industrial supply like Grainger or Fastenal.
