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Looks like the machine shop over honed the bushings on one of my steering knuckles. The pin will slide through like (insert your favorit metaphor). Thought it odd but what do I know, this being my first ever kingpin try. Sure enough, notable play when installed. Removed it, now what? The other new pin, and the old ones won't slide through. Should I use one of the old pins? Do the pins wear or just the bushings? Should I get another set of bushings and use a different shop to do it right? Also, the bearings that came with the kit are noticably shorter (@ 2 tenths of inch) than the stockers. The supplied shims aren't thick enough to make up the difference. Can I use steel washers to make up the gap? Need some experienced opinions here. Thanks
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After racking my brain about the replacement king pin sets that I had gotten from Napa, and taking said parts with me to Tim's get together with the Canuck's and asking some Guru's, I finally called Andy's place and he had reaffirmed what I thought but didn't understand. Napa and Rock Auto list a king pin kit that is the same for Plymouth and Dodge. Those aren't correct for the Dodge cars. The upper bushing in the spindle is replaced with a needle bearing. Bernbaum sells a kit with a larger upper bushing to replace the larger diameter needle bearing. I just wanted to put this on here for anyone doing searches on this in the future.
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I need some sage advice about rebuilding the king pins on my 48 New Yorker. I'm having trouble getting the welch plugs to stay in place. I've read that they fall out quite often leaving the bearings/kingpins exposed to dirt as well as letting grease drip out before it gets to the bearings. I've cleaned up the seating surfaces because they were a bit nicked up. I installed the welch plugs (which are very tight fitting) and got them to seat properly, then flattened their domes, but when I pump in grease the plugs lift out. Got any suggestions? If all else fails I was thinking of attaching them with a couple of tack welds or using some JB Weld. I don't anticipate having to rebuild the king pins again because of the low mileage I plan to put on the car. Thanks. David in Santa Cruz
