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| | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 107 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 107 | Can someone tell me how to check if the king pin is good or not. I took the truck out for its first spin around. She ran great but when I got home and jacked it up I noticed a couple of things that bothered me. One was a major oil leak from the pan, (pretty sure that on is all my fault) the other is pretty good wiggle on the front wheel. I might be replacing a spindle since the threads seem to have stripped and after chasing them with a dye I am just really nervous about anything involving road time.
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| | | | | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 | A pretty good rule of thumb is, if your king pins haven't been replaced in 60 years, replace them.
If you want to verify this, put the truck on a rack and wiggle the tire from top to bottom. Watch the spindle/axle mating area as you do this. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 | little horse, I would be nervous about stripped spindle threads too...especially if it were the left front tire. Not only is it trying to constantly unscrew itself, but if it were to do so, you would veer into oncoming traffic. Not good!  Stuart | | |
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