Long story short, a shop put together my rear hub and bearing assembly together without pre-lube (we figure).
This is a Dana 80 dually axle that I swapped under my truck.
Race spun on the spindle, tore it up.
I've had a few suggestions on re-using this damaged piece:
1. Put Red Loc-Tite under the bearing race, with frequent checking for heat build-up and looseness (all I'm out is a bearing if it goes bad again)
One would think that the Loc-Tite would fill the gaps/gouges that ARE present and server as a temporary filler.
2. Have material welded on and machined off so that the spindle is true again
3. Get a new axle housing. (ditch the whole assembly)
Any suggestions or opinions?