Online source for '84 Caprice wagon spindles?

[bobss396]

The RF outer wheel bearing bit the dust between last night and this morning's ride to work. I drove it last night around 9pm, pulled out of a parking spot and heard a loud "crunch" from the RF corner of the car, I figured it was ice or something the car was sitting on. I did a 70mph ride home and it felt and sounded ok. I left for work at 6 am today, got a 1/2 mile down the road and the thing blew apart at 65 mph. I got off the highway, limped home with it making a hideous noise all the way.

I jacked it up, popped the hubcap and half the bearing was in the hubcap. The rollers were still full of grease, stuck to the inside of the hubcap. I pulled it apart and the outer race was welded to the spindle. After a session with an air grinder and air chisel, it came off. The spindle wasn't too bad, I was able to emery cloth it back to where it would take a used bearing. I had a set with a bad rotor lying around.

I did a trip to the local parts house, got a rotor and other goodies for a total of $62. The used bearings & other hardware cleaned up nicely. I was able to put it back together, but would still like to replace the spindle. Does anyone know if someone makes new ones? Or does someone from a parts car they would like to sell. I'm going to check locally on Friday 2/9.

Thanks, Bob

[CD Smalley]

You could get some new ones for an ImpSS. Of course they will probably be a dropped version. But that's good!!

Stock replacements try www.carparts.com, rockauto.com etc...

[bobss396]

If I was keeping the car for a long time, I'd get fancy with the spindles. I went on car-parts.com and found a bunch in local boneyards. They go for between $35-50 and just about anything fits it from 1979-1990 Caddys, Buicks, etc.

Bob

[CD Smalley]

Make sure you get WAGON spindles. They are different from most sedans. This is to accomodate the larger front rotors on the wagons. 9C1s, 9C6s and 91-96 b-bodys will interchange directly.

[463]

used ones from a wrecking (auto recycle) if they match and you can see the type of damage that was on the donor car you should be good to go. i had the same thing happen on a truck i was useing 6 or 7 years back. fun fun fun. 463