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I just ordered bushings, springs, spring retainers, grease seals, and gaskets for my upper king pins. They should be here before this weekend.

It really needs a complete upper and lower rebuild/replace but I won't have the shop space to do it until this summer. I want to see if just installing new bushings and springs will get me by until then (I'm all over the road and chewing up tires something bad).

I read the sticky and the FSM but haven't found any instructions on just doing the bushings. Is it as simple and straightforward as it looks?

Am I missing any parts for this job?

Any odd or special tools to make it easy?

Thanks guys.

-Niemand

cabtruck

peckens

I will be doing mine soon. This maybe be helpful
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NJTman

Do the passenger side first. Its much easier with no Drag steering arm to contend with.


Sometimes putting it all back together with the steering arm still attached to the drag link is a pita.

You don't always have to change out the upper king pin cone if it doesn't appear to be severely worn or scored by broken parts or sand infiltration. It usually can wait till a full rebuild is in order

Relatively fast job otherwise

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Yes!!!

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Aaaaaawww, yeah!
That's the kind of brain droppings I'm looking for. Thanks Tman!

KRB

I did exactly what you are fixing to do and it solved my death wobble while downhill braking. Hope you have the same luck.

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It made a noticeable improvement. I still have unevenly worn tires and need to do the full King Pin job, but I can live with this for now.

Thanks fellers.

-Niemand

NJTman

Great

Rotate your tires, and fuggetaboutit

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Fuggetaboutit!