Need new king pins

What are the chances, after 7 yrs. I just need a shim? That would be great. I can live with a little side play for a while, but don’t really want to damage axle. I thought about just slipping a shim in, I had to replace left seal a few mo.s back, so I went ahead and put new bearings, ( only 3 yrs old) again. I wasn’t happy with the way they buggered up my hubs last time. I had to grind it a bit. I don’t think the old race was seated good. So I’m going to do the same on the right side, new bearings and all. After spinning one, I’d rather do them myself. Torqued to specs.All this needs to be done before I get a 3 Axle alignment. Been flipping right steer for 10 yrs. Lol I know that’s terrible, but had to do rear bushings first, now king pins. Just want it right for once and for all. Front axle bushings, paint the frame, and move on. Hard to run one and restore without throwing a bunch of borrowed money at it.

 

After a couple of costly bad experiences with kingpin jobs ,few years ago I ordered the whole steer axle assembly. Unfortunately not all manufacturers offer this option, I know Arvin Meritor doesn't . This is how my Hendrickson came, it took them 3 weeks because they manufacture them as ordered through dealer.
I paid about 1900$ for part.
I've seen new steer axle assembly on eBay , different brands, under 1000$, but you never know what you buy on eBay.

 

That’s nice!!!

 

From what I’ve gathered, the Trick is to size up and install shims last. One manufacturers video states to “add” a shim. Right away the Mechanic says, We do that last. Just like on the Easyrider video. That Guy makes everything look easy. Gotta give him the credit he deserved. Funny ( but not really) story about his shiner on his eye, in the process too.

 

A friend of mine had the same problem on his 379, one year later. I wondered if they used the reamless type. I’ve heard while easier to install, they don’t hold up as well.I just wondered, it’s all new to Me, never done a king pin.

 

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I got mine done on 1/9 in Jersey City. Heavy duty truck repair. Truck blew up 14 months later, but but but they were ok until then. I greased it with in 50 miles of getting them just so I would not drop the 1200 quickly again. Jersey, NYC roads have a lot of side to side action. King pins take a beating.