can any one make these?

[123hotchef]

It is a new shaft that is made of Chromoly Steel and comes with oil impregnated bronze-nickel bushings.

 

[brightspark]

only if I had to

 

[123hotchef]

I am after getting a few made up if the price is right

 

[Parm]

What are the for ?

 

[nickk]

MAAYBE,send me some spec, dimensions & tolerances.

 

[123hotchef]

It is a upgraded king pin
It goes through the steering idler body

 

[123hotchef]

I would send the original to someone if they wanted to quote to make them

 

[doubleboost]

I could do a one-off
But a few is a CNC job for sure

 

[Pete.]

Getting that taper to finish in the right place would be pretty good fun.

I could make one but it would take a bit of time on my little 3hp lathe. Lot of material to turn off that largest diameter.

 

[123hotchef]

I could do a one-off
But a few is a CNC job for sure

A one off would be fine for me would it be chromoly

 

[Richard.]

Getting that taper to finish in the right place would be pretty good fun.

I could make one but it would take a bit of time on my little 3hp lathe. Lot of material to turn off that largest diameter.

Would you turn the taper by using the top slide Pete or would you off set the tail stock?
Other than the taper it doesn't look particularly challenging to make. Like you say most of the time involved in that is removing a lot of material from the stock.

 

[I'm getting on a bit]

Realistically that should be finished on a grinder especially the taper

 

[Rocketman]

Yeah should be ground, nitride if you really want to get sexy.

 

[Pete.]

Would you turn the taper by using the top slide Pete or would you off set the tail stock?
Other than the taper it doesn't look particularly challenging to make. Like you say most of the time involved in that is removing a lot of material from the stock.

I'd set the taper attachment to cut the shallow angle. It would need the mating socket for bluing or an original pin as a pattern.

 

[123hotchef]

I can supply the original pin as a template, I have a brand spanking new one for my other Pick up so could take that apart as a guide the bushes are in there too but are plastic/nylon I believe they need to be made out of the oil impregnated bronze-nickel

 

[123hotchef]

Just reading about high tensile steel I did not realise there were so many different varieties these days

 

[I'm getting on a bit]

The other minefield is, if it failed and an accident occurred the maker would/could be liable

 

[I'm getting on a bit]

A better solution would be grind the journal's of the existing part and make new bearings

 

[123hotchef]

The other minefield is, if it failed and an accident occurred the maker would/could be liable

I am not sure about that, One of the guys on the truck forum brought one from the states, I cant see this failing. You can see how the one in my picture got badly bent.
That was down to softer metal and plastic bushes being used in the cheaper mass produced idlers

 

[123hotchef]

A better solution would be grind the journal's of the existing part and make new bearings

That is a great idea too but the bit that pokes out with the threads and nut that hold the arm can still be bent easier being softer material