The Ford Barn - View Single Post - 35 spindles and axle worn. Looking for a needle thrust bearing

danliveshere · 06-04-2020, 04:27 AM

When I recently pulled my front axle out of my 35 convertible I found it was badly bent. So I had another sandblasted but when I locate the spindle there’s approx 1/8” gap between the bottom of the spindle and the axle, it’s worn that much.
Has anybody sourced a thin .8125” spindle thrust bearing to resolve this issue? I can find a 22 mm one but not .8125. I’m sure I’ll have to do a little tidy up to get gaps right but having trouble finding something correct id. Thanks Dan.

06-04-2020, 04:27 AM	#1
danliveshere Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Cairns , Australia Posts: 744	35 spindles and axle worn. Looking for a needle thrust bearing When I recently pulled my front axle out of my 35 convertible I found it was badly bent. So I had another sandblasted but when I locate the spindle there’s approx 1/8” gap between the bottom of the spindle and the axle, it’s worn that much. Has anybody sourced a thin .8125” spindle thrust bearing to resolve this issue? I can find a 22 mm one but not .8125. I’m sure I’ll have to do a little tidy up to get gaps right but having trouble finding something correct id. Thanks Dan.