...how bout those bearings?

[gocellygo]

Can anything be done to smooth out or replace the races for the front wheel bearings on my '91 without having to replace the entire knuckle/spindle?

[Festy46]

The bearing races are pressed or driven into the hub. You can remove them with a brass punch and a hammer or a steel punch if you are very careful. Unless you actually spun the race in the hub, there is no reason to replace the hub. My tool of choice for a punch was an old (no guarantee) Asian ratchet. I cut the head off the ratchet and ground the end where I cut the head off nice and flat. The bearing races are harder than the ratchet handle and after a few uses I re-grind the end flat and smooth again.

[bhazard]

My machinist only charged me $30 to do new bearings in both knuckles. I didn't wanna bother with them, with the way our hubs are set up.

[batstiva]

Can anything be done to smooth out or replace the races for the front wheel bearings on my '91 without having to replace the entire knuckle/spindle?

The races should be done when the bearings are done. There should be no reason to replace the hubs. Unless you are in a hurry, and have a spare car to take one from. I swapped hubs on mine before heading to NC, but only because that was quicker than pulling the hub and taking it somewhere. The shops here were all backed up, and I would not have gotten the hub back in time to get going.