18-02-2020, 09:17 AM
(This post was last modified: 18-02-2020, 09:32 AM by Dave Wortley.)
As Nick says, disconnect steering box from rest of steering and see how freely steering wheel turns throughout its normal zone of rotation. You should be able to turn the wheel with one finger. If ok do the following:--jack up front of car and turn front wheels by hand and if there are tight spots or general tightness and assuming the kingpins are not wobbling in the axle eyes (check by tightening the cotters a little) you can then take out one of the steering arms to identify which kingpin is short of lube. You can free this sometimes with a kettleful of boiling water poured on the stub axle assembly, followed by greasing or back axle oil in your grease gun. It is usually the bottom bush which is short of grease. If you take off the brass cap in the top of the stub axle you can utilise the 5/16" BSF hole in the top of the kingpin to grease the bottom bush. I have made an adaptor from a 5/16 bolt which has a grease nipple in the top.
Cheers, Dave.
If the kingpin is loose in the axle eye then the axle needs to be removed and rectified. If not badly worn, then it may be possible to gently ream out suitable for an oversize kingpin. The axle eye needs to be inspected for any sign of cracking as obviously this is critical for safety.
Cheers, Dave.
If the kingpin is loose in the axle eye then the axle needs to be removed and rectified. If not badly worn, then it may be possible to gently ream out suitable for an oversize kingpin. The axle eye needs to be inspected for any sign of cracking as obviously this is critical for safety.