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Old 02-28-2018, 03:16 PM   #1
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Is there someone out there who rebuilds front spindle bearing surfaces. I have a bunch that need building up and machining.
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Old 02-28-2018, 05:59 PM   #2
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Try Machinists Inc. on So. Michigan St. in Seattle.
They used to do metal spraying with Metco Sprabond #25.
Hard chrome is another option but likely more expensive.
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Old 02-28-2018, 08:16 PM   #3
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If the bearing surfaces aren't too worn, you can use a punch and make a lot of punch holes around the worn area to enlarge the area. Also you can use something like JB Weld and glue the bearing to the spindle. If you ever need to remove the bearing, heat the bearing and it will come off.
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Old 02-28-2018, 10:24 PM   #4
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Thanks fellows, I'm in Canada and want to bring the spindles back to factory specs. Peening or kneeling isn't a lasting fix.
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Old 02-28-2018, 10:44 PM   #5
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I believe the subject here is the race, not the bearing. Quite often the race has been spun it its mount. I read somewhere that someone has made a repair liner that can be pressed in place after machining the hub. Then the race can be pressed in. if I remember right it was Bert's in Denver that had them. I looked in the Bratton's catalog. They do not have them.


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Old 02-28-2018, 11:44 PM   #6
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I have never seen a sleeve like that Tom.

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Tom, he's asking about the spindles, not the hubs.
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Old 03-01-2018, 12:00 PM   #8
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Chroming is out because of the "Hydrogen enbrittlement ", too many years with race
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I would think " Knurling",....NO heat, No Chrome...
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I lightly Knurled one of mine.
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Nickle costs less than hard chroming and works well from what my huge stack of books say.
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