Bryan----
I DO NOT RECOMMEND "turning down" the spindles. This is an "ease of assembly/disassembly trick" that certain unsophisticated rebuilders have been using for years on 63-82 Corvette rear bearing assemblies to produce what is called a "slip-fit" unit.
Unbeknown to many modern-day Corvette enthusiasts, most 63 Corvettes, the first to have the then-new independent rear suspension system, were delivered with "slip-fit" rear bearing assemblies. Because of problems with this design, many of these cars were retro-fitted under warranty with the "press-fit" design. This design was used on all 64-82 Corvettes.
Going to the "press-fit" design certainly was expensive for GM, both in terms of the retro-fit and the complication for assembly which the press-fit design created for their sub-assembly operations. It also required dealers to acquire a bevy of new tools from Kent-Moore and complicated service operations. You don't suppose that GM did all this because the "slip-fit" design was just as good as the "press-fit" design, do you?
I DO NOT RECOMMEND "turning down" the spindles. This is an "ease of assembly/disassembly trick" that certain unsophisticated rebuilders have been using for years on 63-82 Corvette rear bearing assemblies to produce what is called a "slip-fit" unit.
Unbeknown to many modern-day Corvette enthusiasts, most 63 Corvettes, the first to have the then-new independent rear suspension system, were delivered with "slip-fit" rear bearing assemblies. Because of problems with this design, many of these cars were retro-fitted under warranty with the "press-fit" design. This design was used on all 64-82 Corvettes.
Going to the "press-fit" design certainly was expensive for GM, both in terms of the retro-fit and the complication for assembly which the press-fit design created for their sub-assembly operations. It also required dealers to acquire a bevy of new tools from Kent-Moore and complicated service operations. You don't suppose that GM did all this because the "slip-fit" design was just as good as the "press-fit" design, do you?
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