spindle question

tompatjr · Dec 30, 2005

I'm breaking down a axle and after looking at the spindle(s) I see maybe pitts or flakes from under the inside bearing on one of them. The spindle is not discolored however. Should I replace the spindle before I build this axle? What does this mean?

I plan to keep the ford outers, since dedenbear has devloped a ford type flat top knuckle. But for the time being I'm going to run the stock knuckles, to save buck.

Thanks

MontanaXJ · Dec 31, 2005

tompatjr said:
I'm breaking down a axle and after looking at the spindle(s) I see maybe pitts or flakes from under the inside bearing on one of them. The spindle is not discolored however. Should I replace the spindle before I build this axle? What does this mean?

I plan to keep the ford outers, since dedenbear has devloped a ford type flat top knuckle. But for the time being I'm going to run the stock knuckles, to save buck.

Thanks

I went ahead and bought new spindles for my Ford axle. They will run you $65 a piece at www.completeoffroad.com. One of mine was pitted and discolored which I guess would be caused by lube/water/heat issues. The new spindles also come with new spindle bearings. I don't know about you, but my attempts to remove the spindle bearings from the old parts was unsuccessfull to say the least.

Greg

tompatjr · Jan 2, 2006

Yeah, I think I'll end up with new spindles, I may go ahead and get new knuckles too. I may find some chevy flat tops and be don't with it.

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