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Re: King Pin O-Rings v. Cork Seals

To: <Warthodson@aol.com>, <bbbonner@fedex.com>, <healeys@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: King Pin O-Rings v. Cork Seals
From: "Rich C" <richchrysler@quickclic.net>
Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 12:04:29 -0400
I fit the cork seals either side of the bottom fulcrum pin so the screwed 
fucrum bushing seats against it. The O ring is to seat around the slightly 
protruding bottom king pin bushing at the base of the telescoping "dust 
excluder".

Rich Chrysler

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Warthodson@aol.com>
To: <bbbonner@fedex.com>; <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, April 09, 2006 11:25 AM
Subject: Re: King Pin O-Rings v. Cork Seals


> Please sent replies to "reply all" so we can all benefit from the
> information. I am about to rebuild my kingpins too & have run into the 
> same question.
> Thanks,
> Gary Hodson
>
>
> In a message dated 4/9/2006 9:37:56 AM Central Daylight Time,
> bbbonner@fedex.com writes:
> Hi - My kingpin rebuild set has 4 cork seals and 4 O-rings.  I really
> need to get the front end together today, and the place I bought it from
> isn't open.  My workshop manual shows six cork seals are required (3 per
> kingpin).  I have extra cork seals in my spares.  So I could use all
> cork.  However, if these o-rings are an improvement, and I feel they
> must be as they have the cork seals in the kit, where should the O-rings
> go?




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