Young Ed Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 Also just remembered my coupe has new king pins and one tie rod end and the rest of the stuff remains untouched. Shouldn't be a big deal to inspect it and leave whats ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TodFitch Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 What does line reamed mean? And how does it apply to kingpins. It must be obvious that I have never rebuilt a front end before:eek: A reamer is a tool with cutting edges around its circumference that is used to make a bushing or bore very accurately sized and smoothly surfaced. On king pins you have two bushings that not only have to be the correct diameter but they must be on exactly the same axis. So the reamer has a long rod at one end and a set of tapered guides is used to center the rod in the opposite bushing to the one you are reaming. Thus the bores on both bushings end up being on the same center line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realgonekatt Posted March 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 Just finished the rest of the front end teardown. She is nothing but frame up front. I managed to not break a single bolt!! I was told she was a georgia car all her life, now I believe it. The sway bar plate bolts on the lower arms were a little sketchy, everything else preserved in a time capsule of grease and grime. As far as the kingpins, I would like to seperate them myself, after that Ill give them over to the local machine shop, Maybe I can watch if theyre not busy (most shops arent right now) I also wouldnt mind getting some of this stuff hot-tanked. Also, thinking of painting the frame, front crossmember and inner fender. Any suggestions? how about por-15(sp?) Tommorow, more cleaning up and more pics..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Elder Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 Realgonekatt, thanks for letting me jack a little bit of thread! Ed..Todd, thanks for the lesson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Flanagan Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 I blasted that whole area and used Zero Rust. It's much easier to work with and in my opinion is a much better product. Hot tanking sounds like a good idea to me. Getting the kingpins out isn't that diffiicult. There is a grease cap at either end, I believe, which has to be pried off. Then you have to locate the tapered pin and find which direction it's driven out. If you don't already have a manual, I'd get one because they show all this stuff. After the grease caps are off and the pin is out, the kingpin can be driven out. There are also bearings involved there somehwere too, either on the top of the kingpin, or both top and bottom. You can just get replacements for those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T120 Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 Hi Realgonekatt,Nice coupe you have there,I'm looking forward to seeing your progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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