![]() ![]() See more detail, please visit removed the front back plates and spindles today. Notes: Contains King Pin Caps - two A3280L9762A and two 3280L9672. What follows is a complete guide to kingpin replacement and reinstallation on a GM Dana 60 front axle, but Ford and Dodge are virtually the same. If part replacement is called for, a king pin kit that is specific to the axle. On average, you can expect to pay about 1,000 to replace a kingpin. A smart kingpin option for high-use applications, once the retention plate is installed the kingpin can be easily replaced in minutes by just removing the mounting bolts. When I went to drive out the king pins, the metal moved about 1/8" then was SOLID. So I went to search and found these, but had to read alot to find so I will relate them so the next novice finds them sooner. (1) there is a grease cap above and below the king pin. Take out the top one and the king pin can drive out the bottom one. Drill a hole in the top one, then insert a small punch in the hole and out it comes. ![]() (3) lots of old grease, under it were cotter pins, and 'lock washers' (metal pieces which had bent up tabs to lock the nuts (news to me) (2) next time I would remove the tie rod ends before I removed the steering arms, to the experienced this may seem obvious but I'm just learning. Rebuilding kingpins isn’t a tremendously hard job, but it does require a precise order of operations and some careful attention to detail. The kingpin bushing are reamed, not honed. Peekay Auto Industries - Offering Peekay King Pins Repair Kits, For Suspension Parts, Vehicle Type/Model: Leyland Dost at Rs 100/piece in Ludhiana, Punjab. (4) There is a roller bearing spacer on the king pin that the axle frame rests on so that the spindle turns on this bearing not on the bushings in the axle frame. What follows is a complete guide to kingpin replacement. Respectfully, I don't understand how replacing the bushings will be farmed out when you're asking what a shop will charge to replace the bushings. 500 is a bit high IMO but California labor rates range between 70 and 90 per hour. ![]() Will take the spindles and steering arms to a shop and have them drilled tapped and bushings pressed in. ![]()
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