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King Pin Shims

Morris

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Could someone please explain the King Pin shimming procedure to me. When I tighten the nut all the way down, my pins no longer turn. Does this mean I have too much or too little shim?
 
How do you tell if you have too much shim? CAN you have too much? Will it affect the steering feel?
 
Westfield_XI
add shims until the swivel axle is snug verticaly and turns with slight resistance when the king pin nut is torqued to the proper value. If you put in too much shim then the swivel axle can move verticaly and thats not good. Makes for all kinds of banging sounds.......


mark
 
...and some really 'funny' steering wheel feedback.
 
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