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Foolster 
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Posted: 21 Feb 2012 at 8:24pm |
I have a 1944 B with worn front spindles. Both spindles are badly worn where the bushings are both top and bottom. Is there an easy cheap fix to this?
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Glockhead SWMI
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Posted: 21 Feb 2012 at 8:27pm |
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new bushings are available. sometimes the spindals are wore real bad too and need work. not horribly expensive if you can do most of the labor yourself.
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CTuckerNWIL
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Posted: 21 Feb 2012 at 8:45pm |
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If the spindles are wore, chuck em up between centers in a lathe and turn them down to at least1/8 U/S. weld them up and recut to original size.
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Foolster
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Posted: 21 Feb 2012 at 8:52pm |
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The actual spindle is worn to a smaller diameter where both bushings are. Can I double up on the bushings by putting new bushings in the spindle housing and a second set of bushings on the spindle then tap everything back together and have it work? The spindle that turns inside the axle hub is worn down both top and bottom about the thickness of a bushing. I am thinking of using a grinder to square off the worn areas on the spindle so the spindle looks like it was machined to take a top and bottom bushing on the spindle.
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BrettPhillips
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Posted: 22 Feb 2012 at 7:13am |
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I have a pair of spindles that aren't worn much at all if you're interested. $20 each + flat rate box USPS shipping. N-series Ford bushings (P/N 2N3109 I believe) are a very economical replacement at less than $3 each. They are slightly longer than the originals, but this gives you more bearing area.
Edited by BrettPhillips - 22 Feb 2012 at 7:15am
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Ken in Texas
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Posted: 22 Feb 2012 at 8:02am |
Brett
Are the spindles you have for sale for the arched axle or the adjustable axle?
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Ken in Texas
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Posted: 22 Feb 2012 at 8:26am |
The worn spindle shafts are probably no where near round any more and the best way but not the cheapest way is to build the low areas up with weld and turn them back to new bearing ID specs in a lathe.
And. Hope the axle housing was not worn to badly after half the bearings went away.
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BrettPhillips
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Posted: 22 Feb 2012 at 12:04pm |
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The spindles that I have are for the non adjustable arched front axle. Sorry I wasn't specific. If you want to fix what you have, CTucker and Ken have the right method. The worst part about these spindles is that area where the steering arm mounts is the same diameter as the wear area, so you can't turn them undersize and make custom bushings.
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cwc39
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Posted: 02 May 2012 at 8:57pm |
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Let me know whether or not you still have the WD front spindles, and where you are so I can price shipping. thanks
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BrettPhillips
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Posted: 02 May 2012 at 9:20pm |
The spindles that I had were for a B, but they are sadly long gone. As fate would have it, I needed a pair of them about a month after they were sold! Moral: Don't sell NOTHIN"!
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