Spindle Failure, Trail Repair Success

Couple miles from pavement, my current location






29822 State Highway 108
Long Barn, CA 95335
United States

Looking for:

-3rd 4 runner spindle (driver side)
-SPC ball joint if possible

Are they the same as 1st gen Tacoma’s?

You can reach me at 4083756704

 

sent it out to the only person i know that lives close

 

Thanks, I’ll be at this location and within cell range until 7pm tonight

 

@Drtgrl know anyone that can offer some assistance?

 

Update: we’ve located a spindle from a 97 4runner

 

I posted in like 3 different areas for ya lol

 

Thanks all for the help. We have a spindle and also a way to get it up here.

 

Thanks I appreciate it!

Currently working on getting the part disassembled from the donor, and getting it out here

 

Man that sucks, someone here is probably in the area willing to help out! Good luck!

 

Just out of curiosity, what can cause this type of failure? Can it just happen randomly?

 

Workin real hard out here

 

@roguegs

From my analysis:

Rocky fire road and high speed allowed for the forced vibrations to meet the natural frequency on the spindle causing reasonance which lead to the failure of the cracked spindle ring.

Or it just was a shitty casting with impurities which lead to crack propagation and ultimately failure

Or shit just got broke

 

Update: spindle Is being removed from the 97 and we found transport. Spindle will arrive tonight, repair will happen tomorrow.

 

I have one from a 98 less than 30 min from you. Let me know if you want me to bring it up.i will go dig it out of my scrap pile just to make sure it is usable, just incase the other one falls thru.

 

Just checked and the upper bjs are not driveable and the wheel bearing is frozen, but i can strip it and drop it off if need be.

I do have a spc bj but it is from and 2010+ fj and wont fit.

 

If the wheel bearing is not included, it's not gonna do the OP any good. There is no way to use the old WB with the new spindle. You need a press to swap them out.

If you can free up that froze bearing, it will at least get the op to civilization.

 

I think there is a member who lives in Sonora CA with a first gen not far from that location. And yes a spindle without a working hub/bearing assembly is a no go for a trail fix unfortunately.

 

Thanks for the offer, the transport for the spindle from the 97, was already planning to meet up with us.

If for some reason we can get it up and rolling
With the spindle that on it’s way we’ll use you and plan b and get the bearing swapped.

We plan on returning Sunday so we have plenty of time

 

Upper ball joint is movable, the boot is free though and spins

 

Do you have the ball joint boot??
Maybe we could seat that boot in