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ginger bloke
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Joined: April 19th, 2009, 7:18 pm
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 Re: how to replace king pins cheaply So, how exactly are you saving money as when you buy a new king pin it comes with all the new bushes shims top and bottom plugs, just replace the lot. You could always save a few pence by greasing them every 3000 miles instead of 1000 
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| February 23rd, 2013, 11:22 pm |
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ayjay
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Joined: April 27th, 2012, 6:48 pm
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Re: how to replace king pins cheaply hi ,
there were a set of new bushes on ebay minus the pin
bro bought them for about £8-00
we used the old pin
we checked its diameter with a digital micrometer
it is exactly the same all along
flew through its mot
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| February 24th, 2013, 12:41 am |
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Russell
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Joined: November 29th, 2008, 10:05 pm
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Location: West Sussex, U.K.
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Re: how to replace king pins cheaply Run a bead of weld round the eye in the arm, job done. Cost, less than 5p in gas and wire.
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ayjay
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Re: how to replace king pins cheaply the eye is fine russ
it was the bushes that were worn
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ken
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Re: how to replace king pins cheaply ayjay, if the pin was still fine, it's more than likely to have been one of those dodgy kingpin sets which were around a while ago. The internal diameter of the top bush was somewhat 'variable', to the extent that there could be more play in a newly fitted one than one which had been in use for years.  Moral of the story; always drop the calipers on a kingpin set before starting to fit it... ken ayjay wrote: the eye is fine russ
it was the bushes that were worn
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ayjay
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Re: how to replace king pins cheaply thanks for your info ken
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