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 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 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 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 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. <EOS>