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Kingpin question...hard steering #1
TD10971 Nelson K long island, NY, USA Sign in to contact	Topic Creator (OP) Aug 30, 2016 08:09 AM Top Contributor Joined 8 years ago 2,088 Posts

"the B-2"
76B
went for test run this morning <WOW
HARD STEERING needed 2 hands to center the wheel after a turn
also, with the car up in the air takes 2 hands to turn the steering wheel
and i can not move the wheels/tires right to left

what I did and seems to have really helped
I flushed out the old grease best i could with oil
then Greased the 6 nipples steering seems to be back 90+ percent with no test drive < when comparing to the 80B> might come back to 100 percent with some miles..<having good luck with this car so,far>
anything else I can do short of replacements? to help free up the steering

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Re: Kingpin question...hard steering #2
andy303 Andrew Blackley Chardon, OH, USA Sign in to contact 1967 Triumph TR4A	Aug 30, 2016 11:18 AM Top Contributor Joined 13 years ago 345 Posts

Nelson:

Perhaps the problem is in the steering rack or the column.

You could pop off a tie rod on one side or the other and see if the kingpin swivels as it should.

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Re: Kingpin question...hard steering #3
dickmoritz Dick Moritz Philly 'burbs, PA, USA Sign in to contact	Aug 30, 2016 11:25 AM Top Contributor Joined 14 years ago 26,272 Posts

Possible that the upper and lower steering shafts are not aligned...

Dick

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(Often wrong, but always certain)

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Re: Kingpin question...hard steering #4
oily-hands Owen Frankland Stockton on Tees, Cleveland, UK Sign in to contact 1937 MG TA "Numbum" 1971 MG MGB GT "The Bruise"	Aug 30, 2016 11:37 AM Joined 14 years ago 7,350 Posts

To determine if it is the kingpins jack up and support the car. Disconnect the track rod ends and try turning the wheels by hand. If the wheels turn easily, it's not the kingpins. If it is the kingpins try gentle heat around the bushing area to melt out the old hardened grease.

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