Are you educating your maintenance technicians about spindle damage? Spindle inspection should be a mandatory item on your preventative maintenance checklist. Not replacing damaged spindles could be a detrimental liability if a vehicle loses a wheel on the highway. Spindle damage can cause too much play on the bearing journals. If repeated bearing or seal replacements are needed then, it could possibly be a spindle that needs to be replaced to bring the axle end back to factory specifications for proper fit. If the underlying problem – A DAMAGED SPINDLE is not replaced, the continuous problematic wear adds to the fretting corrosion on the spindle which could eventually lead to a catastrophic event.
Source: www.fmcsa.dot.gov
Call 844-774-6353 OR 844-SPINDLE to get a United Axle Spindle Specialist dispatched to your location.
Steps to get your spindle replaced and back on the road:
1. Contact United Axle corporate at 844-774-6353 OR call your local United Axle service center.
2. UA spindle technician will arrive onsite in their fully equipped service unit.
3. UA spindle technician will begin the removal process of the old spindle.
4. The axle tube will then be prepped and machined with threads integrated inside the axle tube to accept the new threaded spindle.
5. The new spindle will then be torqued into place.
6. Last, a final weld to completely seal the axle. The entire process from start to finish usually takes around 3 hours.