Been a year...
Thought Id do a bit of an update...
Front axle has been found to be unserviceable. Removal of King Pins has shown excessive wear and one has actually "picked up" in the axle and stuffed it.
Two things on the upside... the steering box felt notchy but it turns out the notchy feel comes from the king pin bearings.
Managed to get a replacement axle off another chassis. It is the Timken axle and is a big heavy brute of a thing. Inspection of Kingpins, bearings etc shows very little wear.
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Last edited by Ganmain Tony; 03-04-15 at 00:30.
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