Spring Loaded King Pin Assembly Diagram - Front Axle Load Path Illustration

This document is an annotated technical cutaway illustration captioned "FIG. 2 Spring Loaded King Pin Assembly." It shows a cross-section of a front axle steering knuckle and hub assembly featuring a spring-loaded king pin design. A community member has added colored annotations to the original line drawing: the note "Load Path in Red ----" with red shading traced through the illustration indicates the structural path through which load is carried, from the upper king pin area down through the knuckle, around the axle shaft/spindle area, and through the lower knuckle region. A blue arrow labeled "No Load" points to the upper spring-loaded king pin cap area, indicating that this spring-loaded portion does not carry the vehicle load. The drawing shows the axle housing, axle shaft with universal joint, spindle, wheel hub with studs, and the upper and lower king pin areas, though none of these components are individually labeled with text. A reader can learn from this figure how load is distributed in a spring-loaded king pin front axle assembly and that the spring-loaded upper king pin itself is not a load-bearing element. No part numbers, torque specifications, years, makes, or models appear in the document.