A method of attaching a spindle to an axle half shaft housing, comprising: providing a spindle, said spindle comprising an inner surface, an outer surface, an axially outboard end portion, an axially inboard end portion, one or more bearing journals (150, 160) on said outer surface of said spindle and a radially protruding portion circumferentially extending from at least a portion of said outer surface of said axially inboard end portion of said spindle; providing an axle half shaft housing, said axle half shaft housing comprising an inner surface, an outer surface an axially outboard end portion and an axially inboard end portion; grinding said one or more bearing journals (150, 160) on said outer surface of said spindle; and being characterised by the following steps: determining a clocking angle for said radially protruding portion of said spindle; aligning said radially protruding portion of said spindle to said determined clocking angle; attaching said axially inboard end portion of said spindle to said axially outboard end portion of said axle half shaft housing with one or more welds; wherein (i) said radially protruding portion of said spindle is a torque plate or a brake spider, or (ii) the method further comprises the step of attaching a torque plate of a disc brake assembly or a brake spider of a drum brake assembly to at least a portion of said radially protruding portion of said spindle by using one or more welds. providing a spindle, said spindle comprising an inner surface, an outer surface, an axially outboard end portion, an axially inboard end portion, one or more bearing journals (150, 160) on said outer surface of said spindle and a radially protruding portion circumferentially extending from at least a portion of said outer surface of said axially inboard end portion of said spindle; providing an axle half shaft housing, said axle half shaft housing comprising an inner surface, an outer surface an axially outboard end portion and an axially inboard end portion; grinding said one or more bearing journals (150, 160) on said outer surface of said spindle; and being characterised by the following steps: determining a clocking angle for said radially protruding portion of said spindle; aligning said radially protruding portion of said spindle to said determined clocking angle; attaching said axially inboard end portion of said spindle to said axially outboard end portion of said axle half shaft housing with one or more welds; wherein (i) said radially protruding portion of said spindle is a torque plate or a brake spider, or (ii) the method further comprises the step of attaching a torque plate of a disc brake assembly or a brake spider of a drum brake assembly to at least a portion of said radially protruding portion of said spindle by using one or more welds. determining a clocking angle for said radially protruding portion of said spindle; aligning said radially protruding portion of said spindle to said determined clocking angle; attaching said axially inboard end portion of said spindle to said axially outboard end portion of said axle half shaft housing with one or more welds; wherein (i) said radially protruding portion of said spindle is a torque plate or a brake spider, or (ii) the method further comprises the step of attaching a torque plate of a disc brake assembly or a brake spider of a drum brake assembly to at least a portion of said radially protruding portion of said spindle by using one or more welds. (i) said radially protruding portion of said spindle is a torque plate or a brake spider, or (ii) the method further comprises the step of attaching a torque plate of a disc brake assembly or a brake spider of a drum brake assembly to at least a portion of said radially protruding portion of said spindle by using one or more welds.