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Re: 79 1 ton with the death wobble
King pins aren't that hard, I cut a relief just above the inner c to relieve some tension and crank them out with a 7/8 allen socket and breaker bar/cheater bar. Hardest part was torquing the new ones to spec, I broke a socket adapter to tighten it to the factory spec of 500-600ftlbs. I had both sides done in about 3 hours to include disassembly and reassembly of all front end components.
It definitely helps leaving the axle in, as I grabbed onto the bumper/fender with the cheater on my belt buckle to torque the new ones down.
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Andrew 84 GMC C1500 SWB 6.2 Diesel/700R4/3.42 "Grandpa's odd duck"
70 GMC C1500 LWB My first truck: shaved, bagged, and more: the lowrollin70gmc
68 K20 Suburban 12V Cummins/NV5600/NP205/D60/11.5AAM 3.73s "Dakota Cadillac"
63 Chevy II Nova Coupe 250 I6/T56/4.56s "Economy car"
53 Willys Wagon 350/NV4500/BW4401/HP D44/9inch “Winter Wagon”
30 Model A 16 Focus ST
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09-20-2012, 10:42 PM
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