Model A Ford King Pin Installation

Kit will include pins bushings and bearings where required.

Model a ford king pin installation.

These spindles fit ford axles from 28 48 passenger car. They can be used with period correct drum brakes or modern speedway motors disc brakes but will not work with hubs from 28 36. If your 1932 36 has hydraulic brakes check to see what spindles you have before ordering. Mike s universal bushing installation removal tool t3820 44t model a ford buy online.

It is easy to see that the weight of the axle will now be applied to the bottom side of the king pin flange. 6 with the king pin installed the notch in the pin should be visible through the small horizontal hole in the axle. These spindles are modeled after the 37 41 round back passenger car design and use 37 41 ford king pins. For ford axles 1928 1948 passenger car.

The king pin bushings must be pressed in to the spindles. Slip a king pin into one end of the axle without the spindle installed and install the locking bolt the king pin is now an integral part of the axle. Includes king pin kit. The king pins supplied are only of one diameter.

Small king pin felt. Uses 1937 1941 king pin kit. Will not work with 1928 1936 hubs. Slide the lock pin into the hole threaded end first making sure that the pin locks into the notch on the king pin.

It is the bushings of the spindles that wear. After they are pressed in the bushings must be reamed or honed to fit the new pins. The king pin is locked in place in the axle and does not rotate. New bushings must be pressed into the spindles and the spindles with the new bushings installed must be pin hole honed on a shop machine preferred or reamed using the proper sized parallel king pin reamer.

The threaded end of the lock pin should point toward the rear of the car. The bushings are not a real tight press fit. Model a ford model a ford buy online. Jason slover goes through the process of installing a kingpin.

1928 1931 uom. I m using a 12 ton hydraulic press to press these bushings out of the spindle. Install the lock nut and washer onto the lock pin but leave them finger tight at this point.