truck is up, whell is off, and crap is everywhere,lol. pulled off the hub and a set of bearings DESTROYED itself, the other set is intact but the damage has been done. the spindle has nice size gouges in it, hub does as well, on the inside. obviously i need new bearings BUT what is going to happen when i throw them in with the new seal?? i cant drive it to the shop as is, i am surprised it just didnt lock up or something. i could throw in the new stuff bolt it up and drive it over to have a mech check it out, but what , if anything can be done at this point? whata mess.

 

Pics would help, but if the spindle is really messed up, you're probably best off getting a new axle from a salvage yard. You could buy a new housing, but the labor to switch everything over might offset the price of an assembly.

If the scoring is just minor, and the bearing can still seat straight, you might be able to just knock down the high spots with emory cloth and use it as-is. I have also used bearing mount compound in the past on damaged spindles. This won't let the inner race rotate like it should, but that just means the bearing will wear out a little faster. The most important part of the spindle is where it contacts the back of the inner race. If this area is messed up, it will never work correctly.

Jay

 

how can i add pics? i have 2

edit, check under my albums, under rear end/

 

You can host them in your garage and use the code button or copy the link and add the img tags.

If the spindle is still mostly round, just a little smaller, you might try a bearing store. We have one in the next town that can pick them by specifications.

 

i have been out trying to sand them down a bit. will try to get pics up again later on. i am wiped for the day. 1 icp sensor change and then this crap is enough for me. the new bearings will fit on the spindle. the races in the hub are scored a bit too, and i am going to get back at them tommorow.

when i pulled the wheel, it seemed it was about ready to fall off... looks like the spindle nut got knocked loose by the bearing parts, and maybe had started to come off - it bent the tooth on the nut that goes in the groove - so i need a new one of them to. wow...

 

If it's real bad you can try a place like this http://axleals.com/
they come right to you

 

Look into photobucket. Free hosting for your pics.........everybody uses it.

 

You're much better off putting them here on the FTE web site instead of an external site.

 

It says I'm not allowed to post pics (or did I read it wrong).

 

You can create a gallery. You can create a garage.

You MIGHT not be able to post attachments if you're not a supporter, I don't remember.

 

Even as a non supporter, I think the img tags work. I'm pretty sure I had post a few pictures from my gallery before I was elevated.

 

Yes, they do, and you can easily inline images from your gallery or garage.