Spindles too big?

[swamp rat]

I'll cut and paste from my build thread:

Moving right along, grabbed the front hub and tried to install onto my new spindles, the inner bearing won't slide over the spindle on ether spindle, i test fit all the bearings and seals on the old spindle so didn't even give it a second thought.... Put the rotor/hub back on my work bench, grabbed one of my old spindles and she popped right into place, sigh. I grabbed my calipers and measured about .001 difference, the newer spindle was of course bigger.

So 2 steps forward and 4 steps back again..

I'll have to inspect the new spindles a bit closer, but curious what your thoughts would be to using a strip of emery cloth and trying to polish it down a little?


I'll check into this a little closer later, i really hate the thought of having to pull an inner bearing to remeasure it as i'll waste a seal in the process..

I might pull a spindle tomorrow and try and install it on the bench like i did with the old one today.


While i'm on this subject, the Prevailing Loc Nuts are suppose to be replaced each time, has anyone here reused them?