Spindle replacement

[cork]

Gazer,  Sorry I didn't get back sooner.  I would also check and see if the trunnion is tight on the spindle. Mine was so loose it wobbled on the larger part of the shaft and ruined the threaded end of the spindle, it also made the shaft somewhat egged shaped. The bull gear was so loose it chewed up the bottom edge of the inner bearing for the pinion and tried to grind its way through the final drive cover. Check also to make sure the outer bearing race for the bull gear is snug on the spindle shaft...it's not a pressed fit but should not wobble.  I tried to post pictures from photo bucket and was not successful.  I'll get it figured out soon I hope.  Cork

[cork]

OK, I give!  Spent a few hours trying to grind and press out one of four spindles...I don't want to work this hard!  Thanks to Chris I've made arrangements to replace my final drive housings with good ones from him.  I'm not the smartest Oliver owner out here or grammatical wizard...on my last post I made up the word "egged"   Frankly I would be a bit concerned if after I re-cut the threads  they may be substandard.  Counting on the cotter pin to subsidize the lack of good threads might be a temporary bandaid.  After working on mine I have no regrets about replacing my poor parts with quality parts.  Cork

[Gazer61]

If I find out that the spindle is bad, I will shop for a final drive. I figure that there should be a few people that have spare final drive castings out there. I have a spare set of final drives, but they are from the newer frame. I had them all primed and ready to paint when I found the correct frame for my early OC-3. I still could go that route, but choose not to.