Spindles ok or no?

[93LundProV]

Bearings blew out on me and spindle was damaged, question is should I replace the spindle. I put new bearings, and race in to make it the 20 miles home, realized inner race was stuck on spindle still after pics. So will tear apart and take pics again if I need to.

 

[Grub54891]

Once you get the old bearing race off, send a couple more pics.
My question is, how did you get the hub on with an old race behind the new one? Are they the correct hubs?

 

[MTboatguy]

I would replace them

 

[93LundProV]

That's how I found out that was the old race is when I couldn't get hub back on, so I did remove it to make it all fit again. Was just in a hurry to get it fixed and back home so forgot to snap a pic with it off.

 

[ahicks]

I have re-used spindles that started out looking like that, but they were pretty light duty (less than 1500lb). If that's a heavier axle, say something rated for 2500 lb or more, and I was planning on serious travel with it, I'd replace the axle. Not that difficult, and cost competitive when compared to replacing just the spindle. Sometimes you can't put a price on peace of mind....

 

[Dennischaves]

I'm following this one closely because one of my spindels looks like that but the ramp is only 2miles from my house
but dosent the bearing actually spin on the races?
(The needle bearings never cone in contact with the axel)

 

[ahicks]

Yes, you're right. And if you are only running it a couple of miles twice a year it will likely last you a long time. Down the road though, when the trailer is passed on to it's next owner, there could be issues.

To be right, the race needs to be supported squarely so you don't have weird loading (roller bearings are supported properly across their width), and the spindle needs to have the proper sizing so the race isn't allowed to start spinning on the spindle. If you get that far, then there's the surface the hub seal runs on. Those are damaged regularly when you cook a bearing. It's important that it's smooth enough to allow the seal to do it's thing - without allowing the hub to fill with water immediately when backed into the water.

Heavier trailers need to have this stuff pretty much right or they're not going to get far. A lighter trailer you can get away with much more....

 

[sportsman47]

I personally, would not think of reusing that old spindle. I am certainly not wealthy, cant spend money foolishly, but a new spindle, or even a new axle is not expensive when you consider the alternative. And, as was posted earlier, the seal MUST run on a smooth, concentric surface.. And that looks to not be the case here. Short distance, not in the water, you might get by for a while.