Patent ID: 6902176

Claim:
A steering knuckle for attachment to a steerable axle of a wheeled vehicle, said steering knuckle comprising: a knuckle body having a spindle extending therefrom for assembly of a wheel thereto; an upper yoke arm having attached thereto a first boss which includes a first aperture for receiving a first end of a kingpin; a lower yoke arm having attached thereto a second boss which includes a second aperture for receiving a second end of a kingpin; at least one of said upper and lower yoke arms and its respective boss attached thereto including matable threaded portions, wherein at least one of said first boss and said second boss is so designed so as to be threadably adjustably attached to its said respective arm; and wherein, at least, one of said first and second bosses is capable of being threadably adjusted to an extent sufficient to eliminate any substantial gap between said axle and said, at least, one boss when said steering knuckle is attached to a said steering axle.