RE: SER1 Steering arm king pins

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Hi Mark,

I think most would be cautious to advise against pinning the new king pins 
in.

The Land Rover is over-engineered; even so Rover was keen to save a buck 
where it could in the 1950s. If these pins were dispensable in the design, 
Rover would have omitted them.

Put them in  - stay safe.

Jeremy

>Hi All,
>
>I am currently rebuilding my 88" front axle. It has been previously 
>converted to Railko bushes, and this is what I am sticking with. I got a 
>swivel kit from Paddocks, which includes new king pins, which are located 
>in the steering arms. I drilled out the old retaining pins for the king 
>pins, but still had to use a hydraulic press (which registered 7.5 tons of 
>pressure) to get the old king pins out of the arms. I then pressed the new 
>king pins back into the arms, and used loctite at the same time.
>
>What I am wondering is, since the king pins are so tight in the arms, is it 
>really neccessary to drill and pin them again, or is this just a case of 
>'over-engineering' from the 50's? Its not as if they can drop out 
>really....
>
>Cheers
>Mark
>Halifax UK
>
>
>
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