Steer axle

[Rawze]

(05-23-2020 )74bassman Wrote:  I just considering replacing just because age of truck. I was at the stealership getting afew parts, and had the parts guy give me a copy of the illustration. He is the one who mention that on my Henderickson axle that the king pins are non replaceable.

I also have hendrickson. The king pins are huge compared to other akles. -- Measure the backlash and if it is out of spec, then the brass bushings need replacing only. - global parts sells the kit.

I have the (quite expensive) reemer to re-machine the hendrickson bushings. You have to know what your doing on those to replace them properly, they can be tricky. The new bushings need precision machining to make them fit the king pins, they come under-sized so that they can be adjusted to fit per individual application. Most mechanics absolutely hate replacing them on a Hendrickson, as it takes some precision machining work to get it right. (I.E.> Not meant for the average hammer-happy, air-gun-happy idiot).