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Re furbishing front spindles and keeping them stock
Re furbishing front spindles and keeping them stock
by Ukrobotman » Fri Mar 18, 2016 8:38 pm
Is it difficult to re furb your own front spindles ?
Or does someone do It that doesn't involve converting them to dropped spindles?
Steve
Or does someone do It that doesn't involve converting them to dropped spindles?
Steve
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Re: Re furbishing front spindles and keeping them stock
by ted698 » Sat Mar 19, 2016 12:04 am
Just had my stock spindles refurbed by vwgillybilly on here ( look in the parts for sale thread) he does both stock and flipped for an excellent price and service. Less than a week turnaround, just got to refit them now! That's this weekends job....
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Re: Re furbishing front spindles and keeping them stock
by Ukrobotman » Sat Mar 19, 2016 9:08 am
Thanks Ted, Ill get in contact with Gill.
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Re: Re furbishing front spindles and keeping them stock
by 8 8US » Sun Mar 20, 2016 12:21 am
ted698 wrote:Just had my stock spindles refurbed by vwgillybilly on here ( look in the parts for sale thread) he does both stock and flipped for an excellent price and service. Less than a week turnaround, just got to refit them now! That's this weekends job....
Should of had them flipped, you know it makes sense.
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Re: Re furbishing front spindles and keeping them stock
by type21f » Sun Mar 20, 2016 12:55 am
Or keep it stock..
Lots of keep it low are reverting to keep it stock..
You decide..
LOL
Lots of keep it low are reverting to keep it stock..
You decide..
LOL
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Re: Re furbishing front spindles and keeping them stock
by ted698 » Sun Mar 20, 2016 7:46 pm
8 8US wrote:Should of had them flipped, you know it makes sense.
LOL, knew you'd d say that..... As I've told you before Rich, high is the new low
Hahahaha
Have to say after refitting it all this weekend, the ride is much better now with new link pins & OG bearings (now with grease!, they were in a shocking state) and new kingpins, it drives lovely. Thanks vwgillybilly.
Won't have to pump the kingpins chock full of grease the night before the MOT now.... Lol
And I've got rid of my embarrassingly squealy brakes after the (new last summer) GSF front shoes were ditched with some nice ones from Nigel in club spares, no more squealing ! The GSF ones were just way too hard, you could see the metal in them!
AND I finally found a front hub oil seal that fits!, which caused the need for new shoes in the first place. The std front hub seal never fitted in the drum, it was loose! Found out when buying some bits for the spindle refit that VWHeritage sell a special oil seal that allows split spindles with bay drums, which is what I must have , the oil seal is 1mm bigger OD - who knew!
Always thought the drums were like brand new! A PO must have bought some new ones not too long before I had it.
Well you live and learn!
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Re: Re furbishing front spindles and keeping them stock
by type21f » Sun Mar 20, 2016 7:50 pm
ted698 wrote:8 8US wrote:Should of had them flipped, you know it makes sense.
LOL, knew you'd d say that..... As I've told you before Rich, high is the new low
Hahahaha
Blah blah blah..
Sorry
Well you live and learn!
Yes Rich.
Keep it stock rules..
Hear Hear..
Do what ever BUT...KISS...
G
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