QU40543 Woodruff King Pin Key for Upper King Pin Bushings

QU40543 King Pin Key for Dana 44HD, Dana 60, Dana 70 Upper King Pin Bushings fits in slots machined in your upper king pin and QU40327 Upper King Pin Bushing to lock them together. QU40543 is used on Chevy, Dodge, GMC, and International Dana 44HD, Jeep M715 Dana 60, and Dodge, International Dana 70 Closed Knuckle Front Axles.

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Purpose
Quantity
Applications

Tech Note 1: Purpose
This is one of those simple, but often overlooked parts that should be replaced at every axle service. If the Key fails, your King Pin will simply rotate inside the Bushing causing rapid wear and poor steering.

Tech Note 2: Quantity
As far as I can remember, all the Upper King Pins have only one Key Slot, but since the Bushing has two slots, there may be some axles that use King Pins with two slots 180 apart. Order 2 or 4 Keys as needed.

Applications

Chevy/GMC:
Dana 44HD Closed Knuckle Front Axles

Dodge:
Dana 44HD Closed Knuckle Front Axles
Dana 70 Closed Knuckle Front Axles

International:
Dana 44HD Closed Knuckle Front Axles
Dana 70 Closed Knuckle Front Axles

Jeep:
M715 Dana 60 Closed Knuckle Front Axles