[Bazuka]

When I took the front apart on my zook, one of the kingpins had snapped. I ordered some and they have arrived but are a different size to the ones that came out. Not a huge difference but I am no expert and don't want to stuff anything or have a dangerous car on my hands when I am done.

So... Is the difference in measurements a big deal? They were measured using a ruler so to the nearest 1/2 mm but definitely different...


Cheers,
Hamish.

[shep]

It should be fine however you may need a few shims to set bearing preload properly

[Bazuka]

shep wrote:

It should be fine however you may need a few shims to set bearing preload properly

Great news! Finding the shims was the hardest part but I now have a heap coming from Roadless gear so should be fine. I got 4 new Kingpins by mistake (their mistake, not mine) so will put 4 new ones in all shimmed up properly.

Cheers.

[ZukinLao]

Not knowing any better, could the difference in size be due to wear? Or are they just not made to exacting tolerances?

[Bazuka]

ZukinLao wrote:

Not knowing any better, could the difference in size be due to wear? Or are they just not made to exacting tolerances?

They could be, that is why I asked. They don't look as well machined as the original ones and I don't really know what surfaces are the important ones so asked the question just to be sure.