Hi The Mayers, my Sprite Mk2 does have a bronze washer but it goes under
each upper trunion, not under the nut. There is a (hardened) flat
washer between the castellated nut and the top of the trunion (at least
on my car). My new king pins were not drilled for cotter pins but were
furnished with Nylok type nuts instead. I adjusted everything using the
old castellated nuts to achieve the proper end play then drilled thru
the king pin tops and installed new cotter pins. I liked this better
than the lock nut idea.
Jack
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From owner-spridgets at autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-spridgets@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of The Mayers
Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2005 9:29 AM
To: Sprite
Subject: Front suspension
Should there be a washer under the castle nut on top of the king pin?
My Sprite has a bronze washer on one side and no washer on the other.
The king pins are not drilled for cotter pins either. Also should there
be a washer under the castle nut on the top trunnion pin? Gary '61
Sprite
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