The ride super tight on the axle and I'm afraid they (king pin and spindle bushings) will be damaged upon installation. Obviously the same question would apply to the spindle bushings. ![]() It could have been on a different vehicle. 001" tolerance!ĭo you need to "open up" or burnish the bushings and/or pins prior to install? The TM does not describe this but previous posts by some other folks on here did mention something to this. All the sleeves are the same size, 1.127" ID. I've measured in several places on the caliper. I've checked my tolerances on the king pins and they are within spec, not out of round, 1.124" OD. I think the TM is misleading here, and almost sounds like it should be done as such, of course without the mechanical assistance of a press. without first prior pressing them into the sleeves? I think this would actually be easier, with anti-seize and some sort of clamp press, like how a ball joint press or C-clamp works. Is it recommended to install the new bushings on the vehicle? I.E. The TM does not describe prior pressing in of the bushings, it does say, "Install the sleeve (lower), bearing and spacer on the left and right knuckle", then completes the process with the top assemblies. Even still, with brand new bushings, I had a hard time installing these with the bushings already pressed into the sleeves. ![]() The TM (-24-1) instructs to install the lower assembly first, then the uppers on each side, then the steering arm. I have already boogered up a few new bushings and new ones are on the way Understandably they are new, and should be this way, I am concerned with the installation. This proved to be quite difficult as the tolerances between the new bushings and the king pins was next to nothing. Since the old bushings (TM=bearings) came off in the "holders", or as the TM refers to them as "Sleeves", I decided to press in the new bushings into the sleeves, then install the assembly onto the knuckle. You know, to eliminate this messy process for a while. ![]() Since I was there anyways, I chose to replace the bushings in the spindle along with the king pin bushings. Being that the truck is 50+ years old, I had no idea how long they have been in there. In the process of replacing my torn axle boots, I decided to replace my spindle and king pin bushings.
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