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01-14-2021 02:24 PM |
Re: Wheel Spindle Repair
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Originally Posted by J Franklin
(Post 1973881)
What? and toss a good original Ford part when repair is so easy?
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Joe, if you recall when we were talking on the phone a month or two ago, the way I would approach repairing yours is to place the spindle in a welding positioner and after preheat, apply a continuous bead of weld around the spindle's bearing race area. Next I would rough machine it to within 0.010" or so on a lathe spinning it between centers. Then I would use my crankshaft grinder to finish it to final size. At that point it is ready for wet Magnaflux to ensure no cracks.
While replacing a spindle is the most economical way, restoring rarer types of vehicles may not always give the opportunity to just replace it. Sometimes repair of the existing item and restore to original specs is the only option.
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