How much should I tighten the kingpins? Should there be any up/down play of the stub axles within the C brackets? Should I tighten them just enough to eliminate the up/down play and then stop?
Thanks.
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Only up and down play from the spindle would be from bearing slop. Otherwise they should be tight.
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On OTK at least I get them pretty tight, no play with the spindle in the bracket
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Thanks. It’s a Compkart Covert 3.0 R-22 TaG chassis.
Tight. John Giacomelli worked on my front end more than a few times. He would make then quite tight.
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Torque spec for a property class 8.8 m10 bolt as used in a kingpin is 51 Nm, which is a little more than 35 lbsft.
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Also, when tightening up the king pin bolt to where there is no play, there should not be a dramatic increase in the stub axle rotational friction. Another also, don’t forget the kingpin spacers.
(wow that was bad grammar)
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