Broken kingpin

[Colin Reed]

HI BOB 
What you used was not HARD chrome.
When hard chroming is done you have to grind to the diameter and finish that is required can not be used as is from plater 
Having reclaimed a lot of shafts for Earth moving Machines and crankshafts ,
Hard Chrome Bar comes in three grades 1045 base material which is hard chrome plated
                                                          1050                    induction hardened and plated
                                                           4140 high tensile then plated
1045 being the most popular

Reclaiming Crankshaft journals we used to grind 10th under then after hard chroming grind to a standard size

Colin
NZ