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| Re: [GMCnet] Spindle Installation: [message #201372 is a reply to message #201367] |
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USAussie
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Carl,
I'm not 100% sure of the area you're talking about, however, the spindles have three diameters:
1) the diameter that the seal rides on - should be shiny and smooth no pits or roughness bad enough to tear up the seal.
2) the diameter that the inner wheel bearing rides on - as long as the inner wheel bearing inner race fits "snugly" does not move
minor spotting and pitting doesn't matter.
3) the diameter that the outer wheel bearing - as long as the outer wheel bearing inner race fits "snugly' and does not move minor
spotting and pitting doesn't matter.
It would help us if you could take some close up pictures.
Regards,
Rob M.
-----Original Message-----
From: noi
Greetings:
I am getting ready to re-install my spindles into the swing arms and have a question for the group think.
Due to the rear wheels having sat for a long period, prior to purchase, there was a visible amount of moisture trapped in the hubs
which resulted in some minimal corrosion/pitting on the lower half of the spindle bearing surface; The upper half looked OK and
there did not appear to be any corrosion problems; I thoroughly solvent degreased and Scotch Bright cleaned them, but there is some
small amounts of minor/spotty pitting left behind.
So the question is;
Should I rotate them 180, so that the best; side is down?
Don't worry about it and put them back in same (original) way.
Have fun and mix them all up (next owner wonder why thrust washer keys every which way) :twisted:
Thanks in advance for any thoughts you may have on this :d
Carl
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| Re: [GMCnet] Spindle Installation: [message #201579 is a reply to message #201453] |
Wed, 13 March 2013 14:10 |
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USAussie
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Carl,
I don't see any reason you couldn't rotate them so the "best" part of the spindle was facing down.
Regards,
Rob M.
-----Original Message-----
From: noi
Rob,
Thanks for the questions - Answers as follows:
1 - The seal bearing surfaces look OK - Can see some very light/no "groving" on all four spindles, but nothing felt using a "finger
nail" surface roughness test :) - They all "polished" out nicely.
2 - The inner w/b surface is the one I was most concerned about (pic link) - This one was the "worst" and had some has slight
perceptible pitting in area shown - But when I tried sliding a bearing on, it felt snug (as you mentioned) - I was just concerned it
might cause some kind of "problem" down the road.
3 - The outer w/b surfaces were less than this or no problems - But when I tried the bearing test on the "worst" one, it felt snug
as well.
But it sounds like, from your response, that it is really a none issue - Thanks for the info.
But just out of curiosity…. Any reason they couldn’t/shouldn’t be rotated 180 and have the key slot on the bottom,
rather than on the top???? - Inquiring minds want to know :o
Carl
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