I think I read a description of the process once that stated that the
reason it took a special tool is that with regular drills, you'd have to
drill from one end, and then the other, with no guarantee of the holes
being perfectly concentric. The state of not being perfectly concentric
would make it impossible to turn the wheel (or would otherwise damage
things severely). How's that?
Charles D. Sorkin had this to say:
>What is it about the kingpins that make them so dificult to rebuild? And
>thus so expensive? Isn't the challenge simply the reaming of the bushings,
>something that a machinist could do in about five minutes?
>
>And on that subject, why is the reaming bit offered in the Moss catalog so
>expensive? I may need to do some maintenance on my steering gear in the
>next year or so, and I was wondering if there is a way to use a combination
>of other drill bits or router bits to accomplish the same result.
>
>Or is the kingpin concept so complex and daunting that I am deluding myself?
>I know that the shop manual recommends having my approved BMC mechanic do
>such work, but haven't they all fossilized by now?
>
>Regards,
>
>
>Charles
>'74 Midget
>'68 Sprite
>cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com
>Bloomfield, NJ
>
>
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'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the red one with the silver bootlid.
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