Rear Wheel Spindle/assembly removal
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Rear Wheel Spindle/assembly removal
Looking for help on the removal of this assembly. My end play is bad on both sides and the bearing in bad on the drivers side. As I do not want to take this apart again, i am going to refurbish both sides. My problem is, when I look at the assembly/disassembly diagrams, I am confused as to how this comes apart. It appears that removal of the large nut from the spindle flange will allow removal of this flange without a puller???
Then once this is off, there are 4 bolts that hold the assembly to the torque control arm???, which once removed should allow the assembly to come free, except aren't the inner roller bearings,seal, and shield pressed on the spindle??? I look at repalcement assemblies and it am guessing that maybe this bearing and seal are installed and pressed into place when you reinstall the spindle flange??
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I want to remove the whole assembly and am leaning toward sending it out to be rebuilt as i want it right the first time. Plus i want to refurbish all the other components as I am in the restoration phase on this car.
Hope I made sense with this question, as it was difficult to explain
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Mark
Then once this is off, there are 4 bolts that hold the assembly to the torque control arm???, which once removed should allow the assembly to come free, except aren't the inner roller bearings,seal, and shield pressed on the spindle??? I look at repalcement assemblies and it am guessing that maybe this bearing and seal are installed and pressed into place when you reinstall the spindle flange??
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I want to remove the whole assembly and am leaning toward sending it out to be rebuilt as i want it right the first time. Plus i want to refurbish all the other components as I am in the restoration phase on this car.
Hope I made sense with this question, as it was difficult to explain
Thanks
Mark
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Save yourself a lot of aggravation and money and send the T arm out and have it done.
EDIT-just read the Duntov instructions above and unless they are using a different spindle installation tool than me steps 16 and 17 are wrong.You cant install the flange before the installation tool.
EDIT-just read the Duntov instructions above and unless they are using a different spindle installation tool than me steps 16 and 17 are wrong.You cant install the flange before the installation tool.
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You may be right. After running the numbers for the cost of the components, tool rental, etc, the cost differnece is approx $400.00
Take intop consideration my time and aggrevation, that might be a well spent $400.00.
You may be right. After running the numbers for the cost of the components, tool rental, etc, the cost differnece is approx $400.00
Take intop consideration my time and aggrevation, that might be a well spent $400.00.
