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chuck

08-07-2001 06:35:12




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I think I know the answer to this question but here goes. While hauling some palleted bricks with my 51 8N this weekend the front of the tractor got real light. I noticed that as the front end unloaded the king pins moved up and down relative to the front axle pivot tube. I assume that the king pins should not move vertically in the tubes. Am I right? It steers fine but I would classify it as "loose". Not a problem for operating the tractor but I prefer to fix before failure rather than after.

chuck
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smokie

08-07-2001 13:40:06




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 Re: King Pin Movement in reply to chuck, 08-07-2001 06:35:12  
tim tim tim you and i have gone through this before i beleave he is talkin about the center pin if so it can be a real bear to nock the old pin out you will need a heavy helper to smack it with after ya separate the frontend from the tractor . feel lucky ya dont have a frontmount dist. couse when it get loose like that on a frontmount it will bust the #2 post off the dist. cap hope this helps goodluck

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TimK

08-07-2001 07:20:13




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 Re: King Pin Movement in reply to chuck, 08-07-2001 06:35:12  
You're not using the right nomenclature, so I'm assuming you mean the spindles are moving up and down in the axle extensions. The only way that can happen is 1)if the upper steering arm has come loose and moved upward, or 2)the bearing at the bottom of the spindle has disintegrated. I think the latter has probably happened due to the extra pressure from the loader. But if the bearing has disintegrated, you should hear a grinding sound when you turn left or right. Anyway, better get into it before you destroy the spindles which are quite expensive to replace. My $.02.

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chuck

08-07-2001 16:54:52




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 Re: Re: King Pin Movement in reply to TimK, 08-07-2001 07:20:13  
Tim, The tractor does not have a front loader-I was using a pallet lifter on the rear three point. The weight on the back was lifting the front of the tractor, leaving it with very little (like none) weight on the front wheels. I could still steer but not very aggresively. No grinding noises and smooth steering. I would guess that there should be no play in the "king pins".

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chuck

08-07-2001 16:54:50




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 Re: Re: King Pin Movement in reply to TimK, 08-07-2001 07:20:13  
Tim, The tractor does not have a front loader-I was using a pallet lifter on the rear three point. The weight on the back was lifting the front of the tractor, leaving it with very little (like none) weight on the front wheels. I could still steer but not very aggresively. No grinding noises and smooth steering. I would guess that there should be no play in the "king pins".

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chuck

08-07-2001 16:54:49




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 Re: Re: King Pin Movement in reply to TimK, 08-07-2001 07:20:13  
Tim, The tractor does not have a front loader-I was using a pallet lifter on the rear three point. The weight on the back was lifting the front of the tractor, leaving it with very little (like none) weight on the front wheels. I could still steer but not very aggresively. No grinding noises and smooth steering. I would guess that there should be no play in the "king pins".

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chuck

08-07-2001 16:54:41




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 Re: Re: King Pin Movement in reply to TimK, 08-07-2001 07:20:13  
Tim, The tractor does not have a front loader-I was using a pallet lifter on the rear three point. The weight on the back was lifting the front of the tractor, leaving it with very little (like none) weight on the front wheels. I could still steer but not very aggresively. No grinding noises and smooth steering. I would guess that there should be no play in the "king pins".

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