1st Gen Lunchtable Thread - General Discussion

what the heck is a spindle?

should i just sand and paint that too?
its really crusty looking

 

The shoulder thingy that goes up

 

do you want a pic, its fugly looking, i have never scoped it out neck deep before today

 

The Spindle is the larger box labeled 1

The Upper Control Arm is labeled 6

The Lower Control Arm is labeled 11

The Lower Ball Joint is labeled 16

The Upper Ball Joint is labeled 5 4 3 2

 

Not necessary if you look at the diagram; it's painted black the same way the control arms are painted and over time, dirt/grime will strip it away.

 

i bet that spindle part is super expensive

 

Not really you can usually find them used for not that much.

 

probably best to paint it once it comes off

 

Jay, you don't need to replace it unless it got bent/damage in an accident.

You are overly stressing yourself to replace something that doesn't need replacing.

 

the CF 3000 formula makes it all glisten
will be interesting to see what happens when i drive in dusty dirt and sloppy streets

 

Yeah it would make zero sense to replace the spindles unless you fucked them up hitting a curb going 50mph. Or if you were upgrading to gusseted ones

 

i don't know much at all about this
still learning the ropes

 

I thought for sure I bent a spindle once hitting a rut offroad that yanked my trucks steering hard the opposite direction and totally F'ed my alignment. Spindle turned out fine though

 

FF on the other side, looks a bit different

 

Well now you learned something; don't try to replace it lol

Pulling off your spindles will mean pulling off your wheels, supporting your spindle with a strap of some sort, undoing your upper ball joints from your upper control arms, undoing your lower ball joints, removing the 34mm bolt and whatever snap rings attach to the axle end, etc @eon_blue can chime in, undoing the brake caliper and lines and tabs associated, and swinging out your spindle.

 

i will probably need the upper ball joints with the lower ones

 

gonna need some new rubber bushings in a few spots too

they have all kinds of cracks in them

i think they are the sway bar bushings

 

Didn't get the bumper on tonight, tired AF after the freelance gig and it's been raining most of the day. Supposed to be sunny all next week so I'll do it then

 

Lower ball joints if you have about 100k on your current ones; instead of replacing my upper ball joints (cause I need to) I just went and bought new Icon upper control arms.

 

So uh, I have a turbo designed for a 3.3L V6 in my garage and it's got a water cooled center. Anyone else thing thats a good enough reason to turbo a 5VZ?