Semi Truck King Pin Replacement

[@raduberaru9369]

the same type of king pin I have replaced about two months ago. It took me 3 days to change all 4 of them on an Astra HD 8, 8x4 truck. But they wouldn't come out nowhere near that easy. Taking them out i had to use a 50 tone press, a 15 kg hammer and on one of them also the gas torch to crack the rust. The worst part doe in replaicing them is the locking bolts which can make you a really really hard time to take out. The only king pins that you can take out with a hummer in Europe might be the cone ones. Every time I watch your videos it seams that everything works perfectly smooth and all of the parts come out easy. Great content! Keep them coming!

[@rss608]

you make it looks so easy!!!

[@TylerTheFieldServiceTech]

Great video to stumble on. I really enjoyed it. With the cotter pins, if you clamp on them with the diagonal cutters and use a pivot point like a wrench or a bolt to roll the pliers on. The nut usually works fine. Just dont smoke the exposed threads. It pulls them out like nothing almost every time. Those tie rod covers are awesome to beat on just ordered some. Thanks again!

[@Swolesauce96]

Wish it was always this smooth

[@ernestotorres1270]

Great work guys no crazy mess very clean

[@manuelsalguero5969]

EXCELLENT WORK.... THANK YOU... HELP ME A LOT.... GREAT JOB...

[@erikpoulsen5611]

Good video but didn't show replacement of the kingpin bushings

[@SpearHead1011]

Alignment is needed after?I have a 680 and it is in Kenworth right now and they want to replace both front Kingpins. Thx for the video

[@mikepackard9685]

Thanks a ton for this video. Truly

[@angelgustavoacevedo1464]

Muy buen video! Muy útil. me suscribí. Saludos desde Argentina.

[@simba9225]

Great job

[@gonzaloperez1666]

Buen trabajo ni se engraso la ropa lo felicito

[@thomaswhetstone2870]

Love your content but that 3/4 needs replacing and it much slower than a 1in for taking the lugs loose

[@HarpreetChahal-cf8li]

its really helpfull thanks dude

[@martintorres6511]

👍👍Great job

[@teroknor5479]

Did you not have to add shims?

[@salvadorhenandez2258]

when he moved the spindle that was looser than Kim k. That job won't last it needs to be a little tight but not tight enough that you can't move the spindle.

[@teroknor5479]

@@salvadorhenandez2258 yeah that things gonna be a bumpy ride

[@amritsingh6949]

Nice work

[@nardosdemissie2711]

Amazing👍👍👍

[@bryanespilcohuaripata8333]

Buen video, estoy haciendo el mecanismo del eje y suspención versión juguete. Gracias hermano por enseñarnos 👍🏻

[@ЯрославШевченко-х7й]

Thats only magik, that the kingpin was beating so easy. this usually requires the use of a thirty ton press

[@armmai8154]

Good job thanks

[@tedohio3038]

Nice video, thanks

[@eduelgrande]

Hola, una pregunta: porque se corta una punta de eje?

[@Vertikala-pc5ig]

Why do extra work when you can just remove tire and change king pin

[@franklinguevara2405]

Muy buen trabajo esta perfecto pero deberías de dejar las bocinas más ajustadas las mentiste con la mano para que el trabajo dure más tiempo y el cliente más satisfecho y disculpe la observación

[@fredsalter1915]

Kinda funny, but throughout all of this burly work, the split-pin gave him the most frustration....

[@mikeschumann7832]

If that where me doin this job I'd be there for 2 days fightin with that damn cotter pin.

[@rtz549]

Surprised you don't use an air powered nut runner(ratchet) to run down those grease plate bolts. Also look into larger size cotter pins. Can hammer in the big end for a snug fit and the pin doesn't wiggle around. I always use the largest size that will fit.

[@iaiband]

Would of used a 1 inch gun to get that wheel off. And air hammers work great for the Pin

[@johnmcgreevy742]

Great video! How long on average does a air gun last you?

[@raduberaru9369]

It seams that on any vid about a tool box tour every guy talks about the air guns as the old gears still in the drawer (had it about atleast 4 years and still working, some of them said even 8 years USA ). I had a hazet air gun lasted indeed 4 Europe made.. The Chinese ones keep at the max 1 year.

[@davidkohno3043]

They need to be oiled a lot, it's all about maintenance. If they're properly oiled with every use they should last a really long time. Someone on Facebook gave me hundreds of old sockets and stuff for free, some were rusted really bad. In the same non-weather proof shack the sockets were in, there was also an air ratchet. He offered to give it to me saying he isn't sure if it works. Well, I happily and gratefully took it and cleaned it up with pb blaster and by using mineral oil on it. It works perfectly. The air ratchet is probably 20 years old

[@TolaTrucking]

I'm sure he does it on purpose running the gun without a wrench from behind at first...maybe to shock the bolts?

[@dieselmechanicsam]

It's done to ensure the bolts aren't froze in the spindle once the nuts are removed from behind.

[@maxc4038]

Where are you located city and state??

[@ray8535]

Location !?! Where are you located

[@mobiledetailing-bz3ko]

Nice 👍🏼 where can we book an appointment

[@Mgrand99]

What the book time on a king pin job?

[@dieselmechanicsam]

My shop, not sure about his, charges for 9 hrs R&R both sides, plus 1 hr more if we need to cut out the front axle to take it to the press to pop the kingpins free

[@zarzalejoluis]

What size is the big jam nut in the hub?

[@bobsaggit4571]

Would be a 55mm

[@rickykingi5191]

Was thinking of changing my front king pins on my Volvo.. but was told to leave it for a mechanic 🤔

[@FA--X01]

Unless u got the tools then yeah. It also depends if it's rusted on really bad. Then it's more work. This one in the video was easy asf. But not all are this easy.

[@rickykingi5191]

@@FA--X01 yeh both me and a friend were thinking of giving it a try.. TruckCentre Volvo quoted me just over $2k in labour and that’s not including the parts.. yeh nah fk that 🙄😂

[@christopheryoung826]

Unsure if you did it. But if I recall correctly, the toruqe on volvo is like 500 ft lbs. Or higher. It's been years since I've done one. Now if it's a b or a type that won't be true. 2k is still high for labor only.

[@bossmunchievedo4441]

i like job but he could went alot less hassle if he just sprayed WD40

[@1ZosoLZ]

Bros using a regular impact for those lug nuts

[@АлександрПопов-ы3о]

Как то подозрительно легко.я на Рено милум минял шкворнедав кувалды полтора дня

[@hashanchamika3674]

❤️❤️❤️😃

[@somethingsomething3718]

You need a new impact. Shouldn't take nearly that long to get those lug nuts off.

[@NunYa953]

I think hes done this before.

[@bernardjackson7119]

Doesn’t look like his first rodeo

[@styleboytrucker9127]

I would've took the large nut off the back would've been easier coming out

[@benmac265]

0pppppppp

[@legendneverdie5454]

Very gud job