SER1 Steering arm king pins

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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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