Awesome helpful info Dennis. You make the punch marks
on the spindle?

> For the most part off of these spindles with the bearing tolerances allow
> the inner race to spin slightly, I have yet to see this as a press fit. The
> little bit they may spin while loaded is addressed by the lubricant.

Should one put a little grease between bearing race and spindle?

On larger OD of spindle, wear appears to be 1/2 way 'round only.
i.e. race was turning due to load while bus was cornering..... I think.

Neil.

On 1/9/16, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:
> That wear with the evidence of galling occurred during past bearing failure.
> For the most part off of these spindles with the bearing tolerances allow
> the inner race to spin slightly, I have yet to see this as a press fit. The
> little bit they may spin while loaded is addressed by the lubricant. That
> galling occurs  when the rollers fail and the bearing race has to turn under
> the load. Usually if the rollers fail due to a lubrication failure the
> spindle doesn’t stand a chance.
>
> A sharp punch can be used to make a few small dimples to tighten the bearing
> fit. I usually do three evenly spaced. You don’t want to make the fit too
> tight as then adjustment becomes difficult.  Loctite "Quick Metal" can also
> be helpful here however that will have to be dealt with during future
> servicing.
>
> Dennis
>
>
>
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> Subject: Steering Knuckle Axle Stub Wear PICS

> Close up images of bearing race wear on a '85 non PS steering knuckle:

>   https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/January82016#

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