set of spindles 87 4x4

[hinkv10]

I am in the process of destroying the second spindle on my truck. They are rusted in place and no amount of coaxing has been able to get them to loosen. Anyone have a set laying around that they would like to sell?

 

[hinkv10]

I think the guy I bought parts from locally has a set he is going to sell for a good price. I went online and the salvage shops down in Texas etc wanted an obscene amount of money for a pair. I would have bought a complete parts truck before shelling out $300 bucks for a set of spindles.

FYI, they are available from gmpartsdirect for $215 a piece and LMC has them for $200 with bearings and seals I believe.

 

[Mattchu60]

I looked at the pictures of how you removed them. I did the same thing on my first one - you basically are beating on the end of the spindle to get it removed, right?

That doesn't really work, I found what works great is getting a 3-4" wide chisel, and driving it between the lip of the spindle and the assembly it fits into. I hammered on the end of first spindle for hours before I got it out the first time, I tried the chisel and got it out in around 10 hits, the 2nd one was the same way. I remembered it when I did my new front 10-bolt rebuild and it worked again.

I actually have a pair of good front spindles, but they are part of an entire front axle assembly and its winter out here in Iowa, and I just don't have the time right now to tear it apart.

I would suggest looking for another front 10-bolt on craigslist or something, they seem to be out there from time to time.