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Synchro909 · 07-07-2020, 07:27 PM

I've always found the cotter pins could go in from either side.
I STRONGLY advise against any hammering to get them in. The result of doing that is the king pin eye in the end of the axle gets stretched and the stub axle behaves just like the bushes are flogged out. I am about to take my Brother in Law's front axle to have this repaired after a previous owner drove the cotters in too far. Once that is done, I'm sure we will be able to remove the steering stabilizer they put on there to cover the problem.

07-07-2020, 07:27 PM	#12
Synchro909 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 7,496	Re: King Pin Retaining Bolts I've always found the cotter pins could go in from either side. I STRONGLY advise against any hammering to get them in. The result of doing that is the king pin eye in the end of the axle gets stretched and the stub axle behaves just like the bushes are flogged out. I am about to take my Brother in Law's front axle to have this repaired after a previous owner drove the cotters in too far. Once that is done, I'm sure we will be able to remove the steering stabilizer they put on there to cover the problem. __________________ I'm part of the only ever generation with an analogue childhood and a digital adulthood.