I've been told that king pins on "newer" Pete's, 2001 and up, have a design that eliminates the need to jack up the front axle. Any truth to that?
King pins
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Yes, I understand that. I was told that the design of the king pin assembly in my truck (2004) does not require you to jack up the front end in order to properly grease the pins.
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I've never jacked up a steer axle to grease it on anything. Never had any kingpin issues either after many years too. Far as I'm concerned, if grease comes out around the thrust surfaces, its got lubrication.
@PE_T I believe posted a page out of a workshop manual for something not too long ago. It specifically stated to not jack up the axle.PE_T, pushbroom, spindrift and 1 other person Thank this. -
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Yeah, I did a thread search and it all depends on what you were taught, and there's nothing wrong with that for most things. I'm hoping that @PE_T will chime in with what @AModelCat suggested.
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I guess I am just more old school. I jack it up, grease my truck every 2 weeks, use conventional Rotella, and do a PM every 12k
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Ive always jacked the front end up. Even though there is no play in the kingpins, once in awhile I've noticed it purge a little more out when you set it back down so I think it helps.
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