Help! Front axle kingpin question

[Kcalhoun27]

Can someone tell me if this looks right, or if im going crazy? I pulled the kingpin because i have a bolt thats completely stuck and rounded off holding the caliper carrier on the kingpin. After finally getting it all apart, i notice the bearing is not parallel to the body of the kingpin. I dont have the other side disassembled to look at and see if its the same. Since i have to order parts anyway, i am wondering if anyone can confirm this for me

it isnt making any noise and spins freely. Seems totally fine but i had an awful time getting it apart and now im thinking i jacked this up.

this is looking at it from what would be front looking back, if it was mounted. Imagine the picture turned 90 degrees to the right as you see it

thanks

[sapote]

After finally getting it all apart, i notice the bearing is not parallel to the body of the kingpin. I dont have the other side disassembled to look at and see if its the same. Since i have to order parts anyway, i am wondering if anyone can confirm this for me

it isnt making any noise and spins freely. Seems totally fine but i had an awful time getting it apart and now im thinking i jacked this up.

this is looking at it from what would be front looking back, if it was mounted. Imagine the picture turned 90 degrees to the right as you see it

E46 cars have no Kingpin which was used in the old day carts, or heavy duty vehicles. Kingpin doesn't pivot on the strut as on our cars. Ex kingpin: Caterpillar fork lift rear wheels steering.
E46 have front spindles which you are talking about.

Which part that not parallel to the hub bearings? The horizontal spindle or the vertical "tube"?
You have an awful time of getting what apart? The hub from the spindle?
What turned 90* ? No idea what am I looking or try to imagine.

[Kcalhoun27]

E46 cars have no Kingpin which was used in the old day carts, or heavy duty vehicles. Kingpin doesn't pivot on the strut as on our cars. Ex kingpin: Caterpillar fork lift rear wheels steering.
E46 have front spindles which you are talking about.

Which part that not parallel to the hub bearings? The horizontal spindle or the vertical "tube"?
You have an awful time of getting what apart? The hub from the spindle?
What turned 90* ? No idea what am I looking or try to imagine.

Its referred to as a kingpin on realoem, so thats what im referring to

in the picture i added, you can see that the hub is sticking out from what is called the kingpin and it is clearly not parallel to the portion behind it.

the 90 degrees is an attempt to help reference the picture for anyone looking at it. What i mean is, if you are looking at it on your phone and turn your phone 90 degrees clockwise, that would be the correct orientation of how the piece would sit, were it attached to the vehicle

i added a screenshot from realoem, hopefully that helps clear up what im referring to

thanks

[Arith2]

The proper terminology is swivel bearing... don't ask why because I don't know. The diagram looks like the left side of the vehicle and is oriented as such.

[sapote]

in the picture i added, you can see that the hub is sticking out from what is called the kingpin and it is clearly not parallel to the portion behind it.

the 90 degrees is an attempt to help reference the picture for anyone looking at it. What i mean is, if you are looking at it on your phone and turn your phone 90 degrees clockwise, that would be the correct orientation of how the piece would sit, were it attached to the vehicle

There is no hub in the pic below; the hub is where the wheel bolted to, and the hub is spinning around the spindle shaft "A" in pic.
If you are talking the spindle shaft A, then what is not parallel to it? Nothing needs to be parallel to the shaft. It points to the direction depending on the strut and the lower control arm.

[Kcalhoun27]

Well, crisis averted. It turns out i was in fact going crazy from being tired. The dust cover for the brake was just bent and so it looked like the hub face was bent. Imagine my surprise when i got back to it today and it was just the thin metal bent out of place, i suppose from me moving the piece around trying to get the bolt out.

anyway, dum-dum award goes to me. Thanks for the replies, or perhaps thanks for not replying to tell me im an idiot