05-04-2018, 04:27 PM
(05-04-2018, 01:59 PM)Dennis Nicholas Wrote:(04-04-2018, 04:21 PM)Hedd_Jones Wrote: Using a modified domestic tap valve face cutter gets away with fannying about with grinding paste. Gets it flatter too.
That said, Ive driven a few cars where the king pins were atrocious and never had the problem I describe.
I will report back once I've had another look.
Hedd What is the size of the cutter you used (presumably on standard 7 axle with 1/2" pins)?
The problem with using a tap valve face cutter was that I could not find one large enough dia for the BIG 7 axle thrust faces. I needed 1 1/16' (27mm) for underside recessed axle eye and slightly different size for stub axle eyes.
I would like to know if you or anyone else has found one that size (5/8 king pins).
Mine came from Wickes a few years back and goes up to 1" diameter I believe. The cutters obligingly came threaded 5/16 BSF so can be bolted directly onto the end of an old kingpin as a 'pilot'.