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bad axle nuts


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have had ishues with aftermarket axle nuts having to big of outside diamiter and not tightening up proper theese nuts are about 5\16 bigger and look like some kind of mazda or honda junk they fit but do not titen up properly on hub after about 2000kms the axle works loose and damages the inside of the hub as it gets loose in berring [warnig do not install theese nuts if its not the same as what came off dont use it will save some big problems] have had 4 or more thiss year mostly rebiuld axles

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  • 2 weeks later...

I could see a larger 'washer'/shoulder area affecting actual clamping force I suppose.

 

Make certain you are not torqueing with the cars weight on the wheel. I put a very large screwdriver in the rotor vent and let the caliper 'buck up' the assembly while torqueing the axle nut. (I'm sure Ivan knows what he's doing, but others reading here might need that info.)

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