1964 Corvette

I am working on a friends Vette rear bearings. It has rear drum brakes. I found on the spindle a non castleated nut with a cotter pin being used as a retainer but no real way to adjust bearing tension. Does anyone know if it should be a castle nut?

Thank You
Larry Ross

Larry dont know that one but if your like Texas Hotrod your going to die..LOL see his thread on 88 vette...

Anyway have you tried to look at year one? or Ecklers?

I know it was a castle nut on my 73 vette. I think your best bet would be to pull the other side and have a look. If they match odds are there stock. If some one was to replace a castle nut with a reg style nut they wouldnt have dont bolth sides that way. I dont think you could do some thing that dumb and be smart enough to replace bolth rear wheel bearing sets the way you should.

http://www.madvet.com/shop?frame=5.3866

Larry check that out.. I got from Mid-America Corvette..
Hope this helps.

all of the 63-82 rear spindles had castle nuts on them, retained by a cotter pin. the adjustment for the bearing is not in how tight are loose you leave them, but is rather the shimming of the spacer between the outer and inner bearings inside the spindle housing. hope it helps