Front strut axle repairs Options

[technicalninja]

Has anyone ever repaired a front axle?

The bearings can spin and reduce the axle diameter. Porsche AND Nissan (and lots of others) with old school front wheel bearings all have this issue.

In the past I've simply replaced the strut. Both Z car and Porsche struts are getting rare and I was wondering if anyone had tried plating or maybe powder coat to restore the original diameter.

Thoughts, suggestions?

[rjames]

I spent A LOT of time reading up on this when I found that my front spindles were too worn to reuse, and the conclusion that I came to was there wasn't a great or long-term fix for this that was worth pursuing. Trying to build up the spindle via powdercoat, or something that could fairly easily be removed is low on this list of things I would try.

There was a post on Pelican about someone electroplating the spindle, but one person pointed out that it could weaken the spindle itself. (Not a part I'd be comfortable risking a failure with).

https://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911...e-wear-fix.html

Sounds like yours may not need replacing, but if it's out of spec I'd recommend just finding a good used set.
It would be awesome though if these were made available again. Too bad it's all one piece.