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Subject:Re: Grendel, Monday
Date:Tue, 26 Sep 1995 07:01:43 -0700 (PDT)

> I like king-pins.  You can keep a king-pin front end going forever with only
> a couple of tools.  Ball-joints, you're dependent on someone to make the
> joints even if you do the installation.  With king-pins, you can do it all
> yourself.  But the link-pins need to be adjusted every second oil change.  It
> only takes a couple of minutes but it's obvious the adjustment hadn't been
> made to Grendel in years, which is why the link-pin bearings failed.

How do you adjust them?  I never knew they could be adjusted...  That would
prolly explain why my front end behaved differently after I greased it!

Also, this is going to sound like a silly question, but what is the difference
between link ping and king pin suspensions?  Or is there any?

Thom
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