{"id":4980,"date":"2025-06-27T07:53:23","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T11:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/?p=4980"},"modified":"2025-06-27T08:17:28","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T12:17:28","slug":"rear-spindle-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/?p=4980","title":{"rendered":"Rear spindle work"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Rear spindles finally apart. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The large manual press just couldn’t move the spindle. The spindle was suspended in the metal box as you can see. The two thick steel plates just fit between the spindle flange and the parking brake backing plate (missed getting a shot of that). I bought a big nut for the top of the spindle from Corvette Depot. It is designed to protect the spindle threads and provide a solid surface to hammer on. In this situation it took a 10 lb hammer and some serious hits to finally break the spindle free. We then used a ‘cheese cutter’ under the outer bearing and the sledge to break it free – it also took a few good blows to get it off. The spindle threads were not damaged at all. We did put a couple of spacer washers under the big nut so that it was pressing on the spindle collar under the threaded section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The bearings were all lightly “boxed” and this one had a serious pit and that needed to be replaced. Lots of old grease in the bearings and they might have gone quite a way before causing problems but this unit would have become more noisy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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These new polyurethane bushings should return the rear end to the proper stance. I would have preferred rubber cushions, but these are all that Corvette Depot had on hand. I’m told these plastic cushions can squeak so I’ll give them a coat of fluid film when they go in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The spring has likely sagged a little over the years, but the car still stands level so I can go with that. At some point I will remove the spring and put in new plastic liners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Trailing arm looking a lot better with a coat of rockerguard. I’ll clean up the contact area for the spindle support and then give that area a light coat of Fluid Film to stop any corrosion between the surfaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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All glass bead blasted. I don’t use sand any more. I find the bead blasting leaves a nicer surface for painting – not so much sanding needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There are some heavily pitted areas on the parking brake flange plates. I have given them a coat of epoxy to seal and strengthen them. Now on to painting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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New bearings and seals for both spindles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next; turning down the spindles so the bearings will be a ‘slip fit’ rather than needing to be pressed on.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rear spindles finally apart. The large manual press just couldn’t move the spindle. The spindle was suspended in the metal box as you can see. The two thick steel plates just fit between the spindle flange and the parking brake backing plate (missed getting a shot of that). I bought a big nut for the … <\/p>\n

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