Thirty years experience testing and manufacturing quality long life pins and bushings for high wear environments on vehicles and like applications.
  
 
 
KAISER QWIKKIT TRAINING WORKBOOK
for Front Steering Axle King Pin Repairs - Page 2 of 4
 
PRODUCT
FEATURE
ADVANTAGE
BENEFIT
TELL THE CUSTOMER
What it is...
Steel bushings and steel pins.		 Which means...
4 to 5 times longer wear life.		 So...
Fewer repairs and greater savings.		 (Talk about the benefits)...
The steel bushings provide a better wear surface for the king pin which conditionally increases road life.
Grease grooved bushings and pins. Better lubrication. Constant grease circulation, reducing potential for failure. Grooving causes parts to ride on a film of grease in the high-wear areas and that means less failures.
Thicker end plates, better seals and pressure-relief valves. Seals in grease. Grease stays in; dirt stays out. No blow-by! Thicker end plates with 0-ring seals keep the grease in and the dirt out for greater service life.
Pre-fit bushings No special tools required for installation. Repair time reduced by 50%. No ream feature makes repairs fast and easy holding down labor cost, saving time and money.
SALES TOOLS COMBINED DEMO KIT DK-100
The Qwik Kit King pin demo includes a grease grooved king pin and provides hands-on installation of the spiral steel bushing in a bore. The spring pin demo is made up of a bushing assembly and a grease grooved spring pin. The Kaiser PLUS king pin demo illustrates the curvilinear pin feature with a no ream bronze bushing.
LITERATURE

  • Brochure
  • Cross Reference Catalog
  • Bulletins
  • Instruction Sheets
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    "The Spiral Steel Bushing" brochure may be used for all sales needs. At the bottom of the third column (pages 2,3) each feature is repeated as a quick reference.
    The "Cross Reference Catalog" is laid out in alphabetical order by truck model. The king pin section is cross referenced with O.E.M. number, pin type, O.E.M. spec., Qwik kit product numbers and Kaiser PLUS product numbers. The spring pin section is cross referenced with pin and bushing dimension, pin location, O.E.M. and Kaiser product numbers. Bulletins provide more technical information on products.
    TIPS FOR MECHANICS

    1. OVERSIZE KITS - After tear down, the axle eyes and spindle bores should be checked for out-of-round and worn conditions. Worn conditions should be corrected by machining the bores for 100% clean-up and to a standard dimension in increments of .005 thousands of an inch.

    OVERSIZE KITS are available in the following configurations:
    A. Axle eyes bored out - use:
    Oversize pins/undersize bushings (suffix A added to kit no.)
    B. Spindles bored out - use:
    Oversize bushings/regular pins (suffix B added to kit no.)
    C. Axle eyes and spindles bored out - use:
    Oversize pins/regular bushings (suffix C added to kit no.)

    2. After assembly, before greasing; while still up on jacks and before the wheel is put in place, check for running clearance fit. Kaiser Qwik kits have a built-in .002 to .006 thousands clearance. The built-in clearance is noticeable when lifting up on the end of spindle. Grease and test for clearance again. The grease should have filled the cavity keeping the two metals apart, providing a smooth action.

    3. Normal maintenance cycle - Always grease before checking steering axle king pins for looseness. (See bulletin 8).

    4. Always grease steering axle king pins before front end alignments.

    • Check wheel bearing adjustment.
    • Tire pressure.
    • Wheel/rim out - lug nuts/wheel clamps.