RE: [ihc] D30/27 ends kingpin replacement.

["Ed Sohm" <idaemes@xxxxxxxxxx>]

That sounds way too easy.  Why didn't they do that from the factory,
cost?

Ed


-----Original Message-----
From: ken.dunnington [mailto:ken.dunnington@domain.elided] 
Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 3:37 PM
To: Ed Sohm
Cc: ihc@domain.elided
Subject: Re: [ihc] D30/27 ends kingpin replacement.


Ed Sohm wrote:

ES> I have a '71 800B that I need to replace a top kingpin/bushing on.
I
ES> seem to remember that there was a way to replace this with a
bearing.

I can't help you directly concerning the axle you are referring to but
I can attest to a common replacement of a bronze bushing with a
bearing.  I know Mac has done this on one of his vehicles, I do not
recall which.  Basically there is a bearing on the lower side and a
bronze cone bushing on the upper side.  It is this cone bushing that
is replaced with a bearing.  The bearing to use is identical to the
stock lower one.

I know this is the case on the Chrysler 9-5/8 front-end commonly found
in Dodge M37/M43.

Ken