Were 60's Chevelle front wheel spindles heat-treated?
Were 60's Chevelle front wheel spindles heat-treated?
(OP)
Greetings gentlemen,
I frequent a Chevelles automobile enthusiast forum, and it seems that one of the posters there installed some offshore-sourced aftermarket spindles and ball joints on his Chevelle; an ensuing failure was blamed on an incorrect taper in the spindle's ball joint attachment point. The poster says that the supplier simply reamed the holes in the subject spindles to the correct size and shape and supplied more ball joints and now all is well.
I would have thought that these would be heat-treated and reaming wouldn't be feasible, but I don't know. Thanks, Jim.
I frequent a Chevelles automobile enthusiast forum, and it seems that one of the posters there installed some offshore-sourced aftermarket spindles and ball joints on his Chevelle; an ensuing failure was blamed on an incorrect taper in the spindle's ball joint attachment point. The poster says that the supplier simply reamed the holes in the subject spindles to the correct size and shape and supplied more ball joints and now all is well.
I would have thought that these would be heat-treated and reaming wouldn't be feasible, but I don't know. Thanks, Jim.





RE: Were 60's Chevelle front wheel spindles heat-treated?
RE: Were 60's Chevelle front wheel spindles heat-treated?
Anthony Deramo
Structural Engineering Student
RE: Were 60's Chevelle front wheel spindles heat-treated?
I remember the issue posted probably a few years ago on chevelles.com. There were pictures of the pieces mated together using dye that showed that the spindle and ball joint taper did not match. I believe it was Marcus at SC&C who went above and beyond to test components and determine what the problem was.
Peter
RE: Were 60's Chevelle front wheel spindles heat-treated?
dad/Michael