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Mart · 10-14-2017, 04:14 AM

Difficulty in fitting the kingpin cotter pins in is probably real. It happened to me. I rebuilt the front end on my 41 pickup and reversed the axle when putting it back together. One cotter pin went in slightly tight, but hammered home nicely. the other did not want to go in. I ran a 9/16" drill through the hole to remove any burrs or corrosion etc. and the pin went in fine. I should have done that first on the first hole.

So saying the cotters don't want to go in if it is the "wrong" way round is probably true, but it is only because the pins were previously in the other way around and have raised a burr or some other slight imperfection.

Mart.

10-14-2017, 04:14 AM	#15
Mart Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Solihull, England. Posts: 8,745	Re: 1940 Ford front I-beam axle Difficulty in fitting the kingpin cotter pins in is probably real. It happened to me. I rebuilt the front end on my 41 pickup and reversed the axle when putting it back together. One cotter pin went in slightly tight, but hammered home nicely. the other did not want to go in. I ran a 9/16" drill through the hole to remove any burrs or corrosion etc. and the pin went in fine. I should have done that first on the first hole. So saying the cotters don't want to go in if it is the "wrong" way round is probably true, but it is only because the pins were previously in the other way around and have raised a burr or some other slight imperfection. Mart.