How to check King Pins on a Semi Truck.

Hey truckers! This is part of the how to series and we go over how to check the king pins on a semi truck. We also discuss the symptoms your tires show and what you might feel when you are driving if you have too much play in your king pins.

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[firzen]

This video is as good as it gets. Short, straight to the point, and gives you everything there is to know about it. Please do more how-tos, especially on Volvos. It helped me a lot as a young tech.

[keeno]

I’ve been trucking for five years and didn’t know kingpins were on steering tires. Learn something new everyday

[J_TRAIN]

You can tell he’s a damn good mechanic, great video and right too it.

[HeartPumper]

Thanks Seba & Jose! Good idea with such shorts. Very informative & it's keeping the channel alive!

[cjbassi]

Please do more diagnostic like this. Great info. Would be great if you went into
“Odd tire ware “ show what causes them. I always have trailers with uneven ware the tire shops just scratch there head like they don’t know the underlying cause. & just slap new tires on and send us on our way. But I know that’s just putting a temp fix. It still eats the next tire the same way

[J.Ross-]

Thank you for this video fellas, much needed information

[ryanlouk]

Love the flag in the back ground gentlemen keep up the good work

[TheFied]

Great tip, but what if your wheel bearing is loose?

[joehighsmith]

Thanks for the tips, doing my old cab over soon, shimmying around 60mph. Just had a 3 axle alignment and all ten new rimscand tires trued and balanced, replaced rear intermediate shaft and universal joints. Most common cause of equipment failure is LOL=lack of lubrication. If you run your own truck and don't have a grease gun onboard and these failures happen blame the guy starring back at you while you brush those teeth

[alejandroaguilar]

Wobble is balance AMIGO! This Axle isnt bad, they should have showed bearing check and tierod check. KINGPINS are around $1500.00 labor and service.

[geoestrada]

This is very valuable information about front axles, thanks

[andyg]

Great video, i would say a lack of grease on the king pin will wear the bushes out quickly, every 2 months or so, to grease them up...

[Stich]

That jack on ubolt very questionable???

[LiLEFILMS]

I deliver next door. That’s crazy I knew this was the shop and never actually been inside. Thanks for the tips.

[Andre_Beth]

Suggest you hold the camera steadier or get a tripod.

[the.porter.productions]

Porter greetings.🤩 It has been such a long time since I checked the kingpins for any play, especially a big semi. If your camera was on the ground or a stand you could see it better. What I’ve found is this…If you do one side you should do BOTH because it will eventually happen to both sides of it’s not already. Agree? Now the big question is how many hours and cost does it entail for just the kingpins? Please advise. 🧐

[evguenimertodjan]

👍 Another value to our community!! Thank you guys!

[LAtxien]

Thanks guys this video really helped me.

[moremilesmoreproblems]

I was lucky to catch mine early as soon as I felt it and saw tire wear. Was not ready for that repair bill.

[timmayk]

I’m hearing clicking from my steer axle. Guess my king pins are going bad. I have yet to do it have over 1 million miles on my 579