hey guys, I just got a passenger side spindle from my local scrap yard and I am looking to swap it with my current one due to a bad wheel bearing. I looked through the techinfo and a few posts and they are saying that the socket you need to take off the nut on the end of the CV shaft is 34mm. I was about to go and buy one but I looked at the CV shafts i ripped out of my old 1990 SSE and they appear to be 1 3/8" nuts. I dont want to be stuck paying for a socket i cant use so if anyone can verify the size of the nut on the 1996 i would appreciate it. also, i am looking for a proper procedure for removing the spindle and installing the new one but most people are just installing a new hub assembly. I have the Chilton manual and all i can find on this subject is the procedure for removing the cv shafts. i am assuming that this is the same procedure except for i will be leaving the cv shaft in the tranny. am i correct? any feedback woudl be appreciated.

Is there a reason that you want to replace the entire steering knuckle? That seems to be an awful lot of extra, unnecessary work if the problem is a just a bad hub. Besides the axle, you'll have to remove the strut bolts, separate the tie-rod end, and ball joint, put it all back together, and then get an alignment.

There are some parts that I wouldn't recommend replacing with used, and a hub is one of them.

Should be 36mm. About .042 bigger than 1.375. They sell a special socket just for that purpose. Hopefully this link will work.

http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductL...tnumber=t72004

hmmm. maybe its a good thing that i posted here first. I dont have alot of money so i got the spindle for cheap, but if it'* that much easier to just pull the hub and swap it with a new one maybe thats the route i should go. I just have to find a cheaper aftermarket hub. ty for the input fellas!!

You can find inexpensive new aftermarket hubs on ebay.

Ive never heard anything good about them though, but its just hearsay.

When mine failed I ended up buying a slightly used (17,000 mi IIRC) hub from Ed Morad. But Im not sure that he sells many Bonneville parts.


But ive put at least 2000-3000 miles on it so far and havent had a bit of trouble.

Getting the hub out of the spindle you have shouldnt be too hard, it just might take a little effort. But swapping the entire spindle isnt necessary IMO, plus you will need to pay to have it aligned afterwards if you swap the whole spindle.

I say since you already bought a used one, you might as well put it on, whats it going to hurt? When I first bought my car it had a bad hub, and the dealer replaced it with a used one, it lasted roughly 15,000 miles before the wheel-speed sensor inside it crapped out, but it still worked fine mechanically.