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Where did you get it?3~ Tudor's & 1~ Coupe
Henry Ford said,
"It's all nuts and bolts"
"Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible."
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They sure don't give them away do they...........but if you need one you will have it!Comment
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I. Prices: (FWIW)
A. My king pin reamer was less than $100.00 dollars a few years ago .... best to buy them before they are no longer af-Ford-able ... (LOL)
B. I also bought a complete set of vintage, adjustable reamers in a neat metal box for far less on E-bay.
C. With an adjustable reamer set, rather than buy all of the different very "expensive" Model A reamers offered, one can use an adjustable set to ream all Model A bushings.
II. Subsequent Model A Bushing Honing Tip For All Model A Bushings:
A. Get a wood dowel quite smaller than the inside diameter of the new reamed bushing that needs honing.
B. With a sharp pocket knife, make several slices on the entire circumference of the dowel for a columnar length of about 3". (Do not remove sliced wood from dowel; however, raise the wood slices so the sharp wood edges protrude upward from the un-sliced parts of the wood dowel.)
C. Wrap (4) aught (0000) steel wool counter-clockwise around said wood dowel and allow wood slices to grip steel wool.
D. Place this steel wool wrapped dowel in an electric drill and allow steel wool to rotate clock-wise and up and down in said reamed bushing.
E. In a short time this reamed bushing will be as slick and as smooth as float glass after observing same under a microscope; plus bushings will not have embedded dumb honing stone grit in bushings to eat up and wear out king pins and distributor shafts.
F. Vintage gunsmiths have been using this honing method for years to polish interiors of super fine skeet & trap shot guns to improve patterns and to avoid damaging round lead shot ...... and also for greatly increasing lead shot shell velocity and range.
G. However, the above vintage method of making said honing tool and subsequent method of honing Model A bushings is recommended only for very careful Model A owners who can chew gum, ride a bicycle, and wave at the neighbor's dog with only one hand, all at the same time .... (LOL)
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looking for advice on king pin repair/replacement. 1929. Have noticeable movement in both left and right. Is it common for bushings to wear and pin be ok? Is there a complete overhaul kit available ? Can this be performed at Home Shop or Definitely a Machine shop? Reason for asking is parts availability is non-existent for me ,everything has to be ordered and time frame is sometimes longer because...10-21-2019, 06:37 AM -
Which one of you bought up all the reamers?.png "sad")
3 of the major suppliers are out of them.02-18-2018, 10:28 PM -
New one on me. Im rebuilding (not restoring) a front end and on dissasembly noticed the lower cup didn't have a felt in it. Well incleaning up the king pin I found it, and the actuating pinfelt. they were both on the bell of the king pin.
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I received the spindles from the estate sale and I am having new bushings pressed in. The venders will only sell the king pins as a pair. Would anyone have a single they would part with? We have signed up for the Rout 66 tour and will be covering between 6&7 thousand miles, half of it solo and would like to carry a spare. Thanks...03-27-2020, 09:26 AM -
Ok, 1 more dumb question tonight and I will leave everyone alone. The new king pin locking bolts wont start through the axle. I thought the holes might be tapered, and the axle is installed backwards, but the locking bolts are not tapered. I am guessing I just need to ream or run the proper size drill through the holes to clean them out?04-28-2018, 09:11 PM
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In the next couple days I'm going to be fitting my king pins to new bushings. I'm not sure what the clearance should be. Anybody have an idea what the specs are on that? Here's another question. I noticed the upper thrust bearing was on what looked upside down. Both sides were that way and as far as I can tell nothing has ever been done to the front axle. I can post a picture...06-24-2017, 01:52 AM -
Is there anything to use other than a $150 reamer on the bushings? That's a lot of money for a one time use.09-27-2018, 08:14 PM -
Just wanted to share with you all the my wife Lil' Val got a NEW KING PIN on Monday....she is resting up good, pain subsiding and doing her therapy. She plans on seeing you all in Dearborn and judging electrical again as Team Captain....She does NOT miss a beat!!!!...You do not have permission to view this gallery.
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If you purchase the Kingpin kit from the two reputable sources, the felt cups are too big. If you search to buy individually felt cups they state that these are machined to the correct size as the others were bigger.(I'm certain the bigger ones are in the kit) I was putting in pins last night and with the kit felt cups and felt it will just wedge and mangle itself trying to align the spindles. Just...01-20-2018, 12:41 PM -
What are the characteristics judges are looking for to verify original kin pins vs. aftermarket?06-27-2019, 08:27 AM
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