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OK - this is not a job I'm going to try. Apart from dealers is there anywhere else in the Midlands that members can recommend?

Last time Chas did it at the now sadly lost MogSport.

Thanks in anticipation

Hi Julia, if you are talking about kingpin replacement, Spannerjuggler is your man. He is highly recommended.

I second wirewheel - spannerjuggler did a great job on my 4/4 sport - now it is a lot better handling & the ride is better.

Colin aka spanner juggler is very busy with kp replacements, but he may be able to accommodate you.
He's is Leicester, best pm him.

Another vote for Colin (the SJ) , not only is he a good craftsman, but trouble he takes to make sure every job is correct is admirable.

Absolutey. Another from me too!

Spanner Juggler's your man, and worth going for hardened chrome pins with the better bushes.

Hi Guys I want to fit hardened chrome kingpins to my 2010 roadster, how difficult a job is it and is there an Idiots Guide ? Im in Dubai so there is no-one out here who has done anything like this to best of my knowledge, all other regular maintainance work I do myself. what are the pitfalls and tweeks I need to know?

Hi There

Nothing different in the fitting procedure with Hardchromes compared to mild or SS pins. The advantage of Hardchrome is the surface finish and anti corrosion as that causes rapid wear of the bushes. The critical thing is the fit and clearance between the phosphor bronze bushes and the kingpins they MUST have 0.001" clearance, get them right and dry the pins will fall through the bushes when fitted to the stub axles by their own weight, dip them in engine oil and they will support their own weight.....that takes some doing and is impossible without an adjustable reamer. A fixed reamer has an inherent design problem, as it wears it cuts an undersized hole so the more sets that are done with a reamer the tighter the pins get. Too tight of course gives stiff steering and does not allow the suspension to work smoothly, some years ago the MMC changed the internal diameter of its OE bushes as their reamers were wearing out....they use fixed reamers and when worn as above they are effectively scrap. With reduced internal diameter bushes pushed into a welded in situ bush tube there is distortion and now there is not enough material to to cut a pair of parallel holes to ensure top to bottom bush alignment. The only bushes I fit are to older internal diameter as alignment correction is then possible (I should say more possible in the case of early 4/4's as they can distort a lot). I would strongly advise you to source all your parts from Peter Mulberry of Mulfab, get Hardchrome pins, spiral grooved bushes of the older internal diameter, new top bolts and grease nipples (the pins come with new lower nylocs). If you get stuck give me a shout and I will talk you through it.

DaveW also posted a how to post on the forum