I just rebuilt the front suspension on my 69 Midget, so I'm intimately
aquainted with Kingpin & Co. Buy a full rebuild kit, I got mine from NW
Imports...I think about 150.00 for both sides. You'll get all the gizmos and
sleeves needed for replacement.
Good luck on seperating your Kingpins from the lower A arms. Most likely the
cotter pins have welded themselves in place. Beating them spreads the pin.
Probably, just chisel them flush and drill out. Now comes another fun part:
seperating the fulcrum pin (also probably rusted in place) from the A arm.
Maybe another drill and chisel job.
A new fulcrum pin is part of thekit.
My A arms were cracked, as 75% probably are, at the fulcum bushings, so I
chucked them and bought rebuilts, these from MiniCity....about 125.00 a
piece. Getting new sleeves pressed and reamed to fit is a matter for your
local machine shop, but test fit your new kingpins to your swivel/stub
axle....mine were a great fit!!!
Replacement was easy, maybe the only tricky part was compressing the spring
and remounting the spring perch. I used a chain through the frame and over
the shock that allowed me to use a floor jack (chain goes under the floor
jack and makes a circle) to compress the bugger. Check some of the
restoration books....Lindsey Porters' helped me get the picture.
Good luck!
Droydster
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