Do you mean refit front spindles (stub axles) or replace with new?
Bj8 stub axles are the strongest standard stub axles.
50 % of all earlier standard stub axles are cracked.
Geoff Healey actually published a warning about stub axles in about 1989.
Unheard of. A warning about the design issues of pre BJ8 stub axles some 20
something years after the last ones were made.....
Get your stub axles crack tested, and fit new bearings.
BJ8 stub axles should be fine, but crack test them anyway.
Chris
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On 16/03/2012, at 7:47 AM, Tom <ah3000me at gmail.com> wrote:
> I have question for the wisdom of the list. I'm ready to replace the front
> spindles on my BJ8; should I replace the bearings at the same time? I
> have 69K original miles on the car. I don't know what the life expectancy
> of the original parts is, and I don't want to replace working parts with
> new parts that might not be of the same quality.
>
> thanks,
>
> Tom
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