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**old Rusty C10** · 10-24-2010, 10:52 AM

Years ago i had a 79 Oldsmobile delta 88 and on a highway trip my outer bearing musta seized and the shaft cracked and split. I was on the NY State thruway. Luckilly i was able to limp off as it happened on the exit ramp, but the lesson learned is the heat that that must have been to weaken the metal had to be reallt alot. Id not trust anything thats heen heated to that temperature so id agree with the posters who said you should just change out the spindle

10-24-2010, 10:52 AM	#27
old Rusty C10 Robert Olson Transport Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: recent transplant to NC USA Posts: 20,345	Re: Would it be wise to.... Years ago i had a 79 Oldsmobile delta 88 and on a highway trip my outer bearing musta seized and the shaft cracked and split. I was on the NY State thruway. Luckilly i was able to limp off as it happened on the exit ramp, but the lesson learned is the heat that that must have been to weaken the metal had to be reallt alot. Id not trust anything thats heen heated to that temperature so id agree with the posters who said you should just change out the spindle __________________ Bob 1951 International running on a squarebody chassis "If a man's worth is judged by the people he associates himself with, then i am the richest man in the world knowing some of the fine people of this board" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...t.php?f=25&a=9 (you can review the site rules here!) PM Me for your vehicle/parts hauling needs in the North East US or see my Facebook page Robert Olson Transport Live each day to the fullest.. you never know when fate is going to pull the rug out from under you... I hate cancer!!