62 front spindles

[Ed Jennings]

I am in the process of changing king pins in my 62 and have one of the spindles off. After cleaning and inspecting it, I found the bottom has a slight groove at the inner race. I haven't fitted the race on it to see how much play there is. The groove is very slight, but can be felt with my fingernail. Probably .001 or less.
I know Loctite used to make a product to hold races on worn shafts, and have used the product successfully in an industrial application. Would this be a good idea on the spindle? Anyone got any other suggestions? I really don't think it's bad enough to weld up and turn back down.

[Bill Dangora]

Re: 62 front spindles

Ed, I just pulled the hub off of the left side of my 69 and I found the same type wear on the bottom on the outer end of the spindle. I'm not quite sure how to deal with it, whether it should be replaced or is liveable for a while until some buckos are free to replace. Deoes anyone know what wear is acceptable in this area?
thanks,
Bill

[Ed Jennings]

Re: 62 front spindles

Bill, VERY little, if any, wear is acceptable in this area. It needs to fit tightly enough that the bearing inner race does not surn on the spindle. I fyou choose to drive it "as is", keep a close eye on the bearing.

[Bill Dangora]

Re: 62 front spindles

Ed,
I spoke with the people at Bair's that work on these and they told me that if it's a small groove they just polish it out. Does this seem reasonable?
Thanks,
Bill

[Ed Jennings]

Re: 62 front spindles

Maybe. As long as it's not so far undersize that the bearing race spins on the axle and there isn't room for it to wobble, you're probably ok. Hard to make a judgement "long distance" on something like that.