Spindle Knuckle...PLEASE HELP!!
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Spindle Knuckle...PLEASE HELP!!
I burnt out my driver front wheel bearing so bad part of the old bearing essentially is welded to the spindle. So I need a new knuckle. But I have given two different salvage yards all the info for my truck and both times they each gave me the wrong spindle. The spindles they gave me aren't big enough to receive the stud on the upper ball joint and the hole for the upper ball joint pinch bolt is on the outside of the knuckle (my old one is on the inside) I have a 99' B3000 2wd torsion bar supsension Troy Lee package. The dealerships want anywhere from $250-350 (if they'll even get me the right part). Any advice???
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I had that happen on a Mazda GLC once. The shop I took it to carefully cut the race off the spindle and was able to salvage the spindle.
What kind of shape is your spindle in? Any chance it can be salvaged?
What kind of shape is your spindle in? Any chance it can be salvaged?
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Unfortunately the retaining nut was also affected when the hub overheated and I had to use a pipe wrench to get it off. In the process the threads on the spindle were wrecked. So I can't cut off the old bearing and re-use the spindle knuckle.
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