Also - the set screw for the kingpin is now a grease zerk in our setup. In two
seasons, no measurable wear. Clancyâ??s is a good design - I just know mine
works.
Ron Soave
> On Mar 29, 2021, at 9:35 PM, Ron Soave via Spridgets
> <spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote:
>
> Yes, it does. Mine allows for castor adjustment as well.
>
> Ron Soave
>
>> On Mar 29, 2021, at 7:18 PM, Rick Fisk <refisk@chartermi.net> wrote:
>>
>> The kingpin in that photo was not locked to the fulcrum pin with the
>> usual "cotter" pin. It was allowed to rotate on the fulcrum pin and the
>> oval hole worn in the end is the result. Clancy's design uses two bearings
>> per fulcrum pin instead of threads. The kingpin does not rotate on the
>> fulcrum pin.
>>
>>>> On Mar 29, 2021, at 7:31 PM, Ron Soave <soavero@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Not sure what Iâ??m looking at. We used a design using actual bearing
>>> surfaces rather than using threads rotating as a bearing...
>>>
>>> Ron Soave
>>>
>>>>> On Mar 29, 2021, at 4:23 PM, Rick Fisk <refisk@chartermi.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Welds look good. Kingpin rotates on a chromoly pin? Hmmm, watch out
>>>> for this happening.....
>>>>
>>>> <image0.jpeg>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> On Mar 29, 2021, at 5:09 PM, Ron Soave <soavero@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Iâ??ve got those as well, but ultimately like our design a bit better.
>>>>> Ours have the kingpin rotate on a chromoly pin rather than having the pin
>>>>> rotate. See a few of the welds we added-
>>>>>
>>>>> Ron Soave
>>>>>
>>>
>>
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