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King pin bush reamer tool out of old kingpin #1
envino boyd Johnson Preston, ID, USA Sign in to contact 1971 MG Midget MkIII	Topic Creator (OP) Feb 8, 2015 09:41 PM Joined 11 years ago 269 Posts

Oh ones wise in the ways of reaming...I saw on here a few days ago how some of you made a reamer out of your old king pins...

Anyone care to elaborate on how this is done and what you are looking for clearance wise whilst reaming?

I found a clunky kingpin today- I guess this car isn't going to spare me any part of the LBC experience...

I would rather learn how to do this myself than shop it off and wait, I'm weird that way.

Although I can't complain my wishbones aren't cracked...yet

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Re: King pin bush reamer tool out of old kingpin #2
refisk Rick Fisk Frankenmuth, MI, USA Sign in to contact	Feb 8, 2015 09:54 PM Top Contributor Joined 14 years ago 16,732 Posts

Huh. I was just reading this old thread a half hour ago and then your question pops up.

http://www.mgexp.com/phorum/read.php?3,2217043,page=1

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Re: King pin bush reamer tool out of old kingpin #3
envino boyd Johnson Preston, ID, USA Sign in to contact 1971 MG Midget MkIII	Topic Creator (OP) Feb 8, 2015 10:03 PM Joined 11 years ago 269 Posts

Oh man. Guilty. I've searched but for whatever reason that one didn't pop up - got 'er bookmarked now. Seems doable.

I hope new kingpins come with the major suspension kit...moss shows them N/A.

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Re: King pin bush reamer tool out of old kingpin #4
Michael503 Michael Wilson Tuscaloosa, AL, USA Sign in to contact 1972 MG Midget MkIII "Caroline"	Feb 8, 2015 11:45 PM Joined 12 years ago 370 Posts

i used a cutoff wheel in a die grinder (zizz wheel) to cut slightly angled vertical/slightly helical slots in the pin. maybe 10 slots/bush? i then ground the eye end into a rough hex shape so i could chuck it in drill. it works ok. not great if you are ocd, but it gets the dob done. b4 you go through the trouble, try just fitting a new kingpin since the pin wears faster than the bushings

Michael

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Re: King pin bush reamer tool out of old kingpin #5
S1 Elan Kurt. Appley Akron, Ia., USA Sign in to contact 1964 Lotus Elan 1965 MG Midget MkII	Feb 9, 2015 08:29 AM Top Contributor Joined 13 years ago 8,709 Posts

Not as easy as it sounds and I still recommend Peter C at World wide. Though as Ricks post mentioned I've done a couple of sets and you may get lucky by only having to replace the bottom bushing with no reaming necessary.

Kurt.

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Re: King pin bush reamer tool out of old kingpin #6
Jim Gruber Apollo Beach, FL, USA Sign in to contact	Feb 9, 2015 09:46 AM Joined 15 years ago 1,529 Posts

Remember after reaming your Car needed to have wheels move up and down but also turn left and right. Not only is reaming important but using the correct sized washer under the trunion cap so things don't bind up under load. Peter has done 2 sets for me. Popped them in the mail 2 days UPS to Madison, WI, a day in his shop, and back to me 2 days later properly reamed, correct spacers, and ready to bolt on. Price was right and I know it was done correctly. Safety Fast

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Re: King pin bush reamer tool out of old kingpin #7
Michael503 Michael Wilson Tuscaloosa, AL, USA Sign in to contact 1972 MG Midget MkIII "Caroline"	Feb 9, 2015 04:51 PM Joined 12 years ago 370 Posts

In reply to # 2915814 by S1 Elan Not as easy as it sounds and I still recommend Peter C at World wide. Though as Ricks post mentioned I've done a couple of sets and you may get lucky by only having to replace the bottom bushing with no reaming necessary.

Kurt.

so do i, but when i did mine 22 years ago, there was no internet, and no way to know who could do it.

Michael

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Re: King pin bush reamer tool out of old kingpin #8
jth421 James Henson Gastonia, NC, USA Sign in to contact 1976 MG Midget MkIV	Sep 23, 2020 04:06 PM Joined 10 years ago 49 Posts

World Wide stopped doing kingpins sometime last year. Anywhere else that you could send parts off and get this done?

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Re: King pin bush reamer tool out of old kingpin #9
trevorwj Trevor Jessie Louisville, KY, USA Sign in to contact	Sep 23, 2020 05:47 PM Top Contributor Joined 18 years ago 6,400 Posts

Ask your local British Car Club. Or someone on this board that has a reamer might offer to do it.

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