Axle nut

[slash2@mindspring.com (Scott Rose)]

When you do the wheel bearings make sure you get at least 200 lbs of torque
on that bitch.  Especially on the passenger side.  The motion of the wheel
can loosen the nut as you drive.  The driver's side doesn't do that cause
it would tighten as it spins.  Would've been nice if vw thought of reverse
threads on the pass. side.  And replace the hub too.  It can get a groove
in it from the inner race of the bearing sloshing about.



At 11:45 PM 3/21/02 EST, you wrote:
>
>On Thu, 21 Mar 2002 19:25:36 -0800 "Larry" <rocco16v@netzero.com> writes:
>>Last month, two years after replacing both drive shaft assemblies, the
>>passenger-side bearing squalls as I'm leaving the house and turning=20
>>right.
>>Go home, check the axle nut, can put about 1/8 turn on it.  Noise is=20
>>gone.
>>Three weeks later, same noise is back, nut can take another 1/8 turn.
>>Tighten it, noise gone.
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>When you say you tighten it, HOW tight?
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>>I'm afraid to take the thing to work!! (20 miles)
>>  I'm preparing to replace wheel bearings, but am not completely=20
>>convinced this will cure it.
>>Any suggestions?
>>
>>Larry  sandiego16V
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>Id say tighten the crapolah out of it. When it gets loose, the bearing
>likely is now bad and it will need replacing soon anyways. It takes ALOT
>for the wheel bearing to come apart. I drove on mine for... I dont wanna
>say exactly how long. It was a very long time.=20
>Check the threads on the CV?
>It could be a soft nut pulling thru?
>if it does somehow break, I can brung you an assy to get you home. I gots
>spares.=20
>
>
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