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Repairing spindle

Geo-TH,In

Geo-TH,In

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I bought a 2000 T5C from a DIY rental place about 10 years ago.


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It was left outside and neglected.
How would you repair the spindal?

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I'm guessing a new one would cost a fortune.
 
From what I can see, about the only thing you can do, is smooth it best as possible, replace the bushing in the frame and keep it greased. It can be welded up, but there is no way to grab it in a lathe to turn it back down Stan
 
How many hours do you plan to put on it in a year? The cheapest and easiest way to build it up is good old JB Weld. Replace the worn roughened up bushing while you are at it. A smooth bushing won't chew out the JB like a rough one will. The best way is to replace the spindle but you are justifiably trying to avoid that.
 

Just the upper area immediately below the draglink arm?I
Or all the way down to the tie rod arm?

Have a machine shop fix it by welding in some new CR bar.
Or they might build up the damaged area with weld and turn it down in a lathe.

How bad is the female mate to this spindle?
 
If it were mine, I would build it up with a 6011 welding rod, grind off (sand paper wheel disc) til almost to level, and then file to tolerance. Polish with rouge and buffing wheel.
 
I may try JB weld.

What's the worst thing that could happen?
I'll use a flap sander to smooth out the inside.
 
I don't know what a t5c is but on some spindles I have cut shim stock or even some 20 ga.into little strips and push as many as you can int there. My thinking is its not perfect but a heck of a lot better than it was.
 
Weld it up and turn it back down to size. It is a Very simple, inexpensive job for anyone with a lathe that will swing it.
JB Weld is for amatures.
 
Weld it up and have turned down to size. Just need a lathe with enough swing clearence. If you want a perfect job, take the outer and have it bored and and a bushing made. If its worth fixing. its worth fixing right
 
Have you priced a new one? It might not be as bad as you think.

Unless you have the means to fix it yourself, as in a welder and a lathe, chances are it will cost more than the price of a new one.

Also the new bushings will have to be pressed and reamed to size. That takes a specialized reamer. Best left to a shop that has the equipment. As in taking the axles to a heavy truck shop.
 
I'm cheap, retired with time on my hands and a lot of tools. But, a lathe isn't one of them.

So, I'd clean it well, build up the worn area with brazing rod. then file and use emery cloth to get it 'turned' to size. It appears to have an unworn portion on both sides of the damage, so that can be used as a guide in 'turning' it down. File, emery, trial fit. Repeat as needed, probably often.

Won't be precision, but a lot better than what is is now. Did I mention it's cheap?
 
Eutectoloy spray weld with correct powder on lathe and turn or grind it back into tolerance.

Brazing with high wear rod for gear tooth repair like others suggest is easy to do in home shop.
 
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