Model A Ford King Pin Installation

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Model a ford king pin installation.

1928 1931 uom. Install the lock nut and washer onto the lock pin but leave them finger tight at this point. The king pin bushings must be pressed in to the spindles. Model a ford model a ford buy online.

The bushings are not a real tight press fit. 1928 1931 uom. It is easy to see that the weight of the axle will now be applied to the bottom side of the king pin flange. Will not work with 1928 1936 hubs.

The threaded end of the lock pin should point toward the rear of the car. Kit will include pins bushings and bearings where required. For ford axles 1928 1948 passenger car. Includes king pin kit.

Jason slover goes through the process of installing a kingpin. If your 1932 36 has hydraulic brakes check to see what spindles you have before ordering. These spindles fit ford axles from 28 48 passenger car. It is the bushings of the spindles that wear.

I m using a 12 ton hydraulic press to press these bushings out of the spindle. They can be used with period correct drum brakes or modern speedway motors disc brakes but will not work with hubs from 28 36. Uses 1937 1941 king pin kit. The king pin is locked in place in the axle and does not rotate.

These spindles are modeled after the 37 41 round back passenger car design and use 37 41 ford king pins. Mike s universal bushing installation removal tool t3820 44t model a ford buy online. Slip a king pin into one end of the axle without the spindle installed and install the locking bolt the king pin is now an integral part of the axle. After they are pressed in the bushings must be reamed or honed to fit the new pins.

Slide the lock pin into the hole threaded end first making sure that the pin locks into the notch on the king pin. New bushings must be pressed into the spindles and the spindles with the new bushings installed must be pin hole honed on a shop machine preferred or reamed using the proper sized parallel king pin reamer. You can easily do this with the p.