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30 Jul 2012 06:02 #45074 by j999pre
Replied by j999pre on topic Re: King pin bearings
The seal comes in martins king pin kits. Have a look on his how too guide and you will see the seal. As you have to take it all apart anyway it would be best to do the bearings at the same time.

Did you check whether it was grease or oil leaking?
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30 Jul 2012 09:10 #45079 by Catcher
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I've had another look and it's oil that's leaking as there are a few drips going onto the tyre. Also, although at first I thought there was no play, I can now detect some play so it does look like king pin bearings (and as it's oil that's leaking, probably drive shaft oil seal)
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13 Aug 2012 18:36 #46116 by Orangeherald
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I found with my nearside kingpins, the bearing at the bottom was so badly worn the rollers were no longer round and sometimes the play was not there, and others it was. That explained why I had episodes of "wobble of death" and good days! The oil leak was a give away though and all became clear when I stripped it all out.

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14 Aug 2012 08:22 #46153 by mcjimny
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If you are a practical person and half way confident with mechanical work you will find it easy with martins guide. If not you need to find a good mechanic you can trust that understands the set up, many will go by the service book for the job and change the kingpins too adding a fair bit to the job as iirc they're a dealer only part.
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14 Aug 2012 14:45 #46164 by Thomas10
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Hello we have the same problem----where do we find2martins king pin kits" guide
Thank you

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14 Aug 2012 14:50 #46165 by mcjimny
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www.bigjimny.com/images/documents/Changi...KingPin_Bearings.pdf

All the "how to's" are up the page in the blue banner under the information section.
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