Mk2 Kingpins. Any short cuts?

[swear_bear]

Is there an easy way of checking if the thrust bearings are as bad as all that?
will the steering behave a certain way, like being sluggish or something?

would unscrweing the greasecap and checking that way work?

I lift the wheels and check the gap today before trying to grease them.

[baconsdozen]

Clean it all down so you can see. Then jack the vehicle up so that the wheels hang free (better still take them off).Using a long bar as a lever try and lift the stub assembly vertically. There should only be a very small movement up and down.

[Vegard]

Despite the fact that one of the thrust bearings was quite badly damaged and the other wasn't that far behind I was a bit disappointed on my test run.The steering isn't much lighter and I was hard pushed to notice any difference in self centering or what ever.
Bugger.

Have you checked: -

.........................Castor?

.........................Toe in?

Did you grease it with the weight on?
As well as with the weight off?


Urban myth I expect.
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How are you supposed to adjust caster on a MK1/2 Transit?

[dumper]

You don’t it’s fixed from manufacture the only adjustment is the tracking.

[Vegard]

My thoughts exactly. I guess you could tilt the cross member in some way

[Vegard]

Just did it

https://www.facebook.com/100054307339221/posts/447462323740675/?d=n

[Muttley]

Why?

[Vegard]

You don’t it’s fixed from manufacture the only adjustment is the tracking.

Just foind out. There’s a small wedge between the spring and beam. That could easily be modified

[dumper]

I think that is just a spacer to lift the ride hight on Diesel vans not sure if they fitted it to the later Petrol vans all they do is slightly increase the ride hight due to the extra weight of the York / DI engine I cannot remember if they fitted them on the Perkins in the mk 1 .

[Vegard]

I think that is just a spacer to lift the ride hight on Diesel vans not sure if they fitted it to the later Petrol vans all they do is slightly increase the ride hight due to the extra weight of the York / DI engine I cannot remember if they fitted them on the Perkins in the mk 1 .

There's a spacer and a small wedge. I'll get a picture.

[dumper]

Yes but it’s a solid beam axle the only way to change anything but the tracking is to bend the beam or stub axle

[Vegard]

Yes but it’s a solid beam axle the only way to change anything but the tracking is to bend the beam or stub axle

No, not caster.

[dumper]

But why would you want to adjust the caster only advantage maybe more or less self Centreing

[Muttley]

What is the result you desire? The wedge on the axle is for Caster angle, why change it?

[Vegard]

I have no desire to do so, I'm just saying it's easy to do so if wanted.