jerseybud

Front spindles on the dana 60- Both have a ridge at the bottom where the bearing has been riding. They measure out at 1.98-2.00 on the outer surface and 2.24-2.25 on the inner. Surprisingly, they don't measure out as egg shaped but with the ridge on the bottom, I assumed they must be? Supposedly, stock is 2.020 and 2.255. The bearings published inside diameters when new are 2.00 and 2.25 (who puts a 2.00 bearing on a 2.020 spindle?)
Anyway, with the ridge and mild scuffing, would you run these spindles?
290K on the truck/axle

Fibrestar

you can get a sleeve for that. I've done it.

dzl_damon

Mine I just checked on after 5,000 miles were MUCH worse when I first did them 5,000 miles ago. I just didn't back off my wheel bearings a full 90* like the FSM says. I torqued to 90 ft-lb and only backed off 45* or so.

jerseybud

My 93 FSM says torque to 50 ft lb to seat bearings, back off, retorque to 31-39 ft lb while rotating disk, back off 135-150 degrees, then put washer on, then torque outer lock nut to 160-210 ft lb.

BC847

I can't get around the thought that the wear shown indicates the inner race of the bearing has been spinning/moving on the spindle. They're not suppose to do that.

It seems to me that if run as is with a new bearing, the slop is gonna let things wonder and one way or another, allow early bearing/spindle failure.

If it were my mess, I'd replace the spindle. ($.02)

dzl_damon

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tech-eh

nope would put some lock tight on the inner race to stop that spinning
blue locktite mine were worse worked out fine 50,000 klm and going

u2slow

I would get a new and keep that for a spare. If I were to run it, I would check on it more frequently.

The bearing races actually walk/creep on the spindle, so the load/wear from the weight of the truck gets cycled around the race over time. Loctite in this area isn't a good idea.

Colo_River_Ram

Have a machine shop knurl it for you, or build it up with some brass and have it machined down..

dzlinmyblud

***** punch top bottom, side to side (4 times) or side to side (2 times) where each bearing sits it'll be harder to get the hub on but it'll hold those bearings....

98fargo

I've seen the result of people using loctite on pinion races to stop them from spinning, haven't seen it work yet! On something as vital as a wheel bearing, the only way to fix it is the right way, replace it! Just my opinion