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The saga continues for me. I have shimmed up my kingpins on this side with 0.2mm shims from the Bigjimny shop and used a new oil seal.
There was no resistance in the kingpins when I stripped it down. I was therefore slightly confident shimming would stop the leak.
Martin's prediction was right. It did not fix it. I turned the car round on the drive and put it in the garage. I couldn't drive it as the winch bumper is off for adjustment. I found it had leaked terribly this morning. So shimming has made it much worse.
It is therefore bent kingpins or a bent axle as far as I can see.
I'll have to have a further look at the kingpins before I make a decision as to whether I'm gonna buy a second hand axle or try new kingpins.
Kirkynut
The underdog often starts the fight, and occasionally the upper dog deserves to win - Edgar Watson Howe.
Solved mine with a new front axle - still don't know if it was a bent axle or bent kingpins.
I got a good second hand axle for £75.00. They said that I could have it this cheap as the ends look cruddy! I went down there and had a look. It had road grime on the outside of the hub casting and the swivels had surface rust that came off with a wire brush and I will rub them down with fine emery and change the seals when I rebuilt the bubs.
I think they were thinking of Landover swivels which are chrome and have to be shiny but i kept my gob shut, paid my money and left with a perfectly good front axle for £75.00!!!
I also have a rear axle off the same car and plan to take the shafts out of that and put new bearings on ready for my rear disc conversion so I can do the job in one hit without having to run down to the garage for them to press the bearings and collars on mid job!
I will take a closer look at the old kingpins to see if they are bent - something I should have done a while ago. I could not have got 4 kingpins for the £75 the whole axle cost so it was not worth my while trying to carry on tracing the fault on my old axle at that money. I will do so in the fullness of time in case someone else sufers the same issue - as Jamie is at the moment.
Kirkynut
The underdog often starts the fight, and occasionally the upper dog deserves to win - Edgar Watson Howe.
