C-2 T-ARMS

[`Michael Southard]

It's been 20 years since I did this and I don't have the same gear available to me. I'm trying to remember what I need (fixture wise) to press out the spindle from the torque arm.

I have a "small" harbor freight press, but can't seem to set appropriate blocking up under the irregular shaped brake backing plate. When I did this awhile back this wasn't an issue as I was replacing every thing, so I just hammered out the spindle shaft until it came out. It did destroy the spindles and bearings but I bought all new components then.

Now I just want to disassemble everything to clean, inspect, paint, relube, and reassemble. I do not want to destroy any thing. WHY does the AIM simply say to pull the spindle drive flange, then shows a picture of a guy (fig. 6) just pulling the spindle out by hand?

I considered having the spindles turned down to provide a slip fit as the front bearings are, and appearently as the rear are in the AIM...Is this a good idea?
Am I gonna have to destroy yet another set of spindles and bearings?

Mike S.

[Jim T.]

Re: C-2 T-ARMS

Mike the 63 original spindles were a slip fit. Not sure if the beginning and end of the production year had the same size spindle. Remember reading something about failure during racing or something similiar.

[`Michael Southard]

Re: C-2 T-ARMS

Now that's interesting! I spoke with Van-Steel about slip fit rear bearings/spindles and they said they would not sell them that way because of failure.

The original ones I took off in 1985ish I guess would have been changed at least once and they were a bear to get off. I still don't like pressing that hard on the bearings anyway.

So just to restate... has anyone devised a standard way to block up the backing plate, so an arbor press will push the spindle out?

Thanks, Mike S.

[William C.]

Re: C-2 T-ARMS

Bair's has a tool available that screws on to the threaded end of the spindle, and you then beat on the tool with a large hanner to disassemble the unit. Crude, but effective.

[Michael S.]

Re: C-2 T-ARMS

"Slip fit" was used early in 63 production and caused pre-mature bearing failure. Press fit was then instituted. Many a spindle has been ruined by shops that "think/thought" slip fit was the way to go. If the bearings are not broken, leave them alone. If they are, send them to Van Steel or Yogi Bair and have them properly rebuilt with the rotor riveted correctly.

Previously, I did my own bearing changes. Would now not even consider doing this job given the small amount of money now charged by the above for this service with new parts, corrrect rotor riveting and refinishing for the arms.

The BFH method that Bill suggested works with a cheap spindle tool recommended. That's the easy part, disassembly!