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#18201 04/18/2003 11:25 PM | Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 19 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 19 | Someone talk me through replacing kingpins. I have a 53 1/2 ton and three shops doing other work tell me to swap them out quick. My toolbox is the size of a small zip-lock bag but I don't want to pay someone else to do it. There's no fun in that. Any advice? | | |
#18202 04/18/2003 11:43 PM | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 | I suggest that you get the service manual. The process isn't hard, but the diagrams really help. Also, read this tech tip . It isn't so hard to do as it is frustrating if the pins don't want to break loose.
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#18203 04/19/2003 1:56 AM | Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,897 Member | | Member Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,897 | Patience,Patience, Patience  Safety,Safety,Safety,,, We want you to enjoy your truck  Welcome to the Stovebolt. I am sure you willl have more questions after doing a little reading here on the site. Do a search here on the `Bolt and do a little research at the library. First go put and clean all the rust and crud off the nuts and bolts you can find and spray them with penetrating oil(PB Blaster,, Kroil, even WD-40)to help things come apart after you have done some reading and familiarizing with the parts in question.
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#18204 04/21/2003 5:13 AM | Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 452 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 452 | On a similar vein, has anyone had experience with the roller bearing king pin replacement set? I read about it in one of the classic truck rags several months ago, now I can't find my copy. Would these work inf a 3/4T? Are they any good to begin with? Advice requested. Opinions accepted. Diatribes tolerated.
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#18205 04/21/2003 6:57 PM | Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 687 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 687 | heyhowyadoing & Hyflyer: Yes, they make kingpin replacements, and yes they make needle bearings for our year trucks 47 to 59. Brothers Catalog.
About there reliability I dont' know, I replaced spindles only king pins and all was very good. Need any Ideas on how to replace king pins just e-mail me. It's quite a trip but fun!! popcorn The Truth is Out There (Been there did That) | | |
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