I had a front wheel bearing seize on me over the weekend. The bearings are easy to replace, but I fear that the spindle is pretty toasted and thus far have had no luck locating one in the hotrod parts warehouses. Does anyone know where to find a new one or know of someone who clipped there truck and might have a spindle from their old straight axle? Thanks
I imagine that they are, but does anyone know if gmc and chevy spindles are the same? or if a set from a 46 will fit?
Yes, GMC and Chevy used the same Steering Knuckles, as GM calls them. For the 1/2 ton truck there were two types: 46-50 with huck brakes 51-57 with bendix brakes I just replaced mine on my 52 1/2 ton. You can have them if you pay for shipping, but you will need to ream them for oversized king pins as they are worn out.
Road runner, I'll p*** on your set though I definitely appreciate the offer. Just curious though where you ended up finding your replacement set? i've called a ton of places and have found two places that claim to each have at least one. One guy has an NOS part but is looking for $265 per side, which is way more then I was looking to spend. The other guy quoted 50 but needs to pull it off a truck. I guess its all just another reason I should have clipped the front when I had the chance.