How does my spindle look

[bhsdriller]

Was starting to feel something in the front end and suspected wheel bearings. Last picture of the race probably confirms but how does my spindle look?

Hard to get a picture but can catch a nail on the ridges on front/back

spindle

• bhsdriller
• Nov 22, 2018

spindle

• bhsdriller
• Nov 22, 2018

spindle

• bhsdriller
• Nov 22, 2018

spindle

• bhsdriller
• Nov 22, 2018

race

• bhsdriller
• Nov 22, 2018

 

[NV1971FJ40]

Well looks like you need a Dana 60

 

[Golgo13]

Not good, holmes.
That spalling in the bearing is definitely a bad sign too. Could just be a bad bearing, but more likely is they arent seating properly.
Get a new one from cruiserparts. He has the joint fuji parts at a good price.

 

[80t0ylc]

Was starting to feel something in the front end and suspected wheel bearings. Last picture of the race probably confirms but how does my spindle look?

Hard to get a picture but can catch a nail on the ridges on front/back

Ouch! No disrespect intended, but neglected. Did you just buy this rig and are baselining it? How does the other side look? If it were mine - on this side, I'd be pricing a spindle as well as a front axle rebuild kit with bearings.

 

[Rusty Marlin]

Those races are cooked, Fretted is the technical term, but cooked all the same.

 

[BILT4ME]

I'd run the spindle. Need all new bearings, races, and seals though.

 

[maxamillion2345]

Maybe some retaining compound

 

[Pin_Head]

It looks beautiful!

Seriously, put a few center punch dimples around the bearing seating surfaces.

 

[80t0ylc]

The inner wheel bearing seal is probably not sealing due to the damaged surface. Lets out grease and lets in contaminates causing premature grease contamination & breakdown. Ignoring the extremely worn heat treated spindle surface on the bearing seats, I'd run it to get me home from a trail or trip repair, but for longevity that spindle needs replaced, IMHO.

 

[Tools R Us]

That is classic damage from running loose, without preload, bearings and spindle get hammered. Cruiser Outfitters is one stop shopping for the parts needed.

 

[Broski]

My Rig had 280 k on it when I got it. when I did my baselineing my spindles look like that, Because I had not ordered them with the rest of the axle rebuild kit from Cruiser Outfitters I ran with them. Well I ended up with contamination grease within 3k miles. Had to redo the knuckle rebuild with the new spindles & replace the trashed new bearings. I would replace them for sure. JMHO And yes I had the preload right.
PS My spindles did not look as bad as yours.

 

[bhsdriller]

Thanks for the input....I have new bearings. A couple months ago I suspected loose preload so I checked it and went with the trail gear lock nuts. The stock setup was loose and i'm not sure for how long but i'm guessing when I tightened them it was too late with damage already caused.

I'll order a new spindle and be done with it