Tonight I reamed the kingpin. Pictures will follow. Slight problem in that the pilot attachment for the reamer isn't long enough for the Morgan stub axle so I had to improvise. You'll see how in the photos. This job is effectively the high point of the job, so providing there are no mistakes, it's all downhill from here. The big danger is over-reaming and having too much play, so I went at it very slowly, a bit at a time. It was quite difficult to get alignment of the bushes, even with my 'bodge', and the lower bush is crucial since it takes most of the load. The other challenge is having enough free play for the suspension & steering to work without binding. The adjustable reamer allows incremental expansion, so it's very touchy-feely.
This job took a couple of hours, so I reckon I've spent five (Saturday) plus two in the week, plus two tonight. Nine hours total. Not exactly a commercial speed.............Tomorrow should see side 1 back together though, hopefully in a couple of hours. The fine tuning - gaiters and fripparies may have to wait until both sides are finished. I'm working on an aluminium rebound spring shield, but so far it's only made of brown paper!
Time for some dinner.....
