Re: [ihc] Re: Steering Knuckles RE: bearing switch

["T.R.E.Jr." <T_R_E_Jr@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

---Can this be of any use to anyone? I am sorry for not getting it out
yesterday, found it the day before. I hope it is not outrageously priced or
over now, but IIRC it had 6 days left when I found it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&category=33580&item=2445978791

---Don't know what your 2WD vehicles need, but these are also listed

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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&category=34200&item=2445957107

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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=10076&item=2445955469

---Thank you,
-T.R.E.Jr.
-`73 Scout II (StoneThrower)
-`51 Farmall H (Heinz)
-`49 IH fridge (presently unnamed and in need of a compressor)
-`49 Plymouth Special Deluxe 4-door Sedan (Papapalooza)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim or Ginger Aos" <jaos@domain.elided>
To: "Mac @ TRIAD" <mac@domain.elided>; <ihc@domain.elided>; "John M. Adams"
<jma@domain.elided>
Sent: Friday, November 28, 2003 11:05 AM
Subject: [ihc] Re: Steering Knuckles RE: bearing switch


> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John M. Adams" <jma@domain.elided>
> To: "Mac @ TRIAD" <mac@domain.elided>; <ihc@domain.elided>
> Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2003 10:26 PM
> Subject: Steering Knuckles RE: [ihc] Slight lift to older Travelall
>
>
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Mac @ TRIAD [mailto:mac@domain.elided]
> > > Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2003 1:17 PM
> > > To: jma@domain.elided; ihc@domain.elided
> snip >
>
> > Mac, so you're saying the exact same part # that is the lower king pin
> cone
> > bearing can be used in place of the upper king pin bushing? And that
gives
> > better steering action. That's really interesting to me, and makes me
> wonder
> > who thought of doing that first. I certainly never would have thought of
> > it... Kind of like who thought to eat the first artichoke? I'm glad
there
> > are individuals out there more inventive, intrepid, intelligent... than
> > e.  -John A.
>
> O my previous 1970 1200D pickup that I used for commuting to visit my kids
> 200 miles one way, and a part time summer job of spraying noxious weeds ,
> with a sprayer and a 20' wide boom, I wore out the upper bushings twice.
> Much of the spraying tool place on range land.  Much of it only accesable
> with four wheel drive.  This axle was a dana 44.  I never checked as to
> whether it was a HD or not.  While looking and wondering abot a way to fix
> it, I tried the lower bearing in place of the upper bushing.  But the
> kingpin spindle was to large, so Iturned it down to size on a lathe.  The
> drivers side was more of a challenge because of the steering arm.  So I
> lined it up close and turned it slow , using a file to reduce the pin
size.
> I then adjusted the bearing with a slight preload by removing or adding
> shims.
>
> About 5 years later while plowing snow, 245/70 x 19.5 14ply tires truck
> chains on all 4,  I broke the steering arm bolts and the left king pin
where
> it was pressed and welded to the steering arm.  At that time, I replaced
the
> pin with an alloy steel 4140 and welded it to the steering arm.  This
> happened during Christmas break, and the  temp. was 9 degrees F.  All my
> searching for the 3/8" studs proved futile, so I drilled and tapped for
> 7/16", and drilled out the cone holes in the arm to fit.   I also welded a
> nut to the sheared bolts in the hub, and when they cooled I turned them
out
> with my fingers.
> (When a nut is welded to a stud ,or bolt that is to flush to get a grip on
,
> the heating of the stud causes expansion. The surounding metal restricts
the
> expansion.  This either compresses the stud or expands the housing.  Upon
> cooling the hotter stud will shrink more than the cooler housing, and will
> have less restriction.)  Because my IH experience is with pickups, I am
not
> sure about other steering problems with TA's and Scouts.  Before I knew
> about this list I replaced the front spring soft rubber(/neoprene?)
bushings
> with acetyle (sp) plastic, and put a blazer drag link in place of the weak
> original that was not designed for what I was doing.
>
> This may be more than you asked for, if so delete works.  Cheers Jim A.(
> also getting older, 64 in Jan.)
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