wheel hub reuse

[papabil]

used front wheel hub. looking for ways to reuse it in the garage any ideas??? thanks. bill

 

[safetyman665]

If you still have the spindle or axle you could piece together a rotating table of sorts. Possibly add a few holes with a through pin so you could lock it into place.

 

[papabil]

thanks. bill

 

[1953mercury]

Base for stacked rotating storage bins. Mike

 

[iajonesy]

Good for mounting on a piece of plywood and making a wheel painting or polishing set up. Much easier to do it off the car than on.

Mike

 

[Paticus]

not sure if you weld, but a rotating lazy susan type table sure is handy

 

[koditten]

Off road bumper with swing out spare tire holder.

 

[Jswain]

Teacher had us make a tool to measure rim runout using one and a chopped axle/magnetic dial indicator. Obviously not practical in every shop but it was cool to build. Pretty sure we just chopped that axle, welded the chopped end to some square tube and bolted it onto the hub which we left 3 studs in. Throw it in a vice mount a wheel and use a magnetic dial indicator while spinning it to measure any runout side to side/up and down..

 

[Vegaman_Dan]

All these ideas make me want to go to the junk yard now and pull a couple of rear axles off a front wheel drive car just to have handy for projects.

 

[Timpala]

Hey, similar question for old disc brake rotors. I have two from a passenger car and two from a 2005 F-350. Big old hunks of steel in general. Any ideas for what to do with them?

 

[dudutzu905]

All these ideas make me want to go to the junk yard now and pull a couple of rear axles off a front wheel drive car just to have handy for projects.

 

[DenisG]

Hey, similar question for old disc brake rotors. I have two from a passenger car and two from a 2005 F-350. Big old hunks of steel in general. Any ideas for what to do with them?

I have some old vises that don't have a swivel base. I've thought about modifying an old rotor or brake drum to make a swivel base.

 

[Zeke]

I had a bent strut with spindle and hub. It was Porsche with a brand only bolt pattern. Seems like it got used now and then and then I got rid of it trying to clean out and slim down. Haven't really missed it yet. However, I didn't toss the commercial cake decorator base I found in the trash.

 

[Hencini]

Off road bumper with swing out spare tire holder.

Came in here to say this. Guys use a spindle and hub to make a swing out tire carrier AND have trail spares at the same time.

 

[Vegaman_Dan]

I'm not kidding. The rear axle is easy to make into carts, projects, etc. No steering pivots, knuckles, or other things in the way. Makes for a nice solid base to work from.