Thread: 1949 GMC pick-up

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A friend of mine has a 49 gmc p/u he drives it about once every 5 years. I was doing a lube job on it and found the caps for the top of the king-pins are missing, either they were left off or lost?? I can't find them by them selves seems only buy buying complete set of king pins to get any ideas?
Thanks

24 hr. I'll take that as know and try making them
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Charlie,
Had not seen this before and not sure exactly what type the chevy has, but Speedway has some loose caps - http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Weld-R...-Cap,4555.html
If they are the type that are held in by the threaded zirk, I would think you could make one from some thin plate, or maybe drill out a quarter (or a larger diameter foreign coin) and file to fit?

Aren't some of those kinda like a freeze plug?

meller

yes like freeze plugs but realy don't have the big lip.

Charlie, why don't you give Mr. Stacey Brown a ring in Arlington, Texas. He is a fine old gentleman and helping people with old auto parts is his passion. Here is his website with all his information. http://www.antiqueautosupply.com/

I found out about him on Bob Phillips "Texas Country Reporter" TV Show - >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VadAcb94GZE

I had a buddy in college that drove a '56 chevy with factory FI and he lost a plug on the injector housing one night, flooding the engine with raw fuel. He noticed the diameter was about the size of a nickel, so he put a nickel on a socket, put the peen end of a large hammer atop it and whanged it good, dishing it about 1/8". A little permatex on the lip, put it in place dished side out and hit the middle with a hammer. He never did replace it... Seriously, if you can find the right diameter foreign coin it just might work

or the right sized expansion plug---back in those days things were a size that you can measure---so measure it and get a couple of plugs and wack them!!!

or grease it till the grease ozzes out