They need regular greasing.
A thread on replacing kinpins from the Total -ldv-sherpa forum
(exert: "I bought a pair of new king pin kits off of Ebay for £47.80 delivered - don't try to do them on the van it's not worth wasting your time - Remove the front axle - an easy job, think of it like a meccano set!! this was the procedure I used.
Jack the van under the centre of the front axle
Support the body on both sides using the chassis rail under the doors and lower the weight of the van onto the supports. - Leave the jack in place for now.
Remove both front road wheels
Remove both front caliper to hub bolts and tie the calipers up out of the way - dont let them 'dangle' on their hydralic pipes.
Undo the hubnuts and remove the discs and bearings.
Disconnect the steering joints on the hubs - 2 on the drivers side and one on the Passenger.
Withdraw the steering bar that connects the two wheels together.
Remove the U Bolts which hold the axle to the springs (2 each side)
Lower the Jack and the axle will drop with it.
Now you have the axle off you can either find a friendly engineering firm or garage that has a press or as I did invest in a press that I had always promised myself (SHOP PRESS 20 TON NEW £141.99 inc delivery)
Or just buy an exchange 'off the shelf' reconditoned unit
The only 'minor' difficulty is setting the shims when reassembling - but I can advise on that if you need it. ")
Do you have a fitting guide to king pins I need to change mine on my convoy
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Hi, I'm having a real problem removing the steering joints at the hubs on my Pilot 200. The nuts come off easily but the joints seem very firmly in place- is it just a question of brute force whilst attempting not to damage the threaded studs? I'm trying to remove the axle as above and so far it's been fine. I thought maybe of undoing the ball joints but am having difficulty with that as the nuts do not want to come all the way off! All help gratefully received! rené
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