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On 24 Dec 2001, at 11:34, Iamkeen@aol.com wrote: > how badly have I screwed up this time? Unless you were just in there working on this and overtightened the nut (hard to imagine) then I don't think this is your fault. Note that there is now little or nothing holding your wheel and brake drum onto the car. Don't drive it like this! AT ALL! > I hear something rattling around inside my left rear hubcap - what, how'd a > stone get in there? wait, that's not a stone - that's the big castellated > nut that sticks out of the hub! And lookit this, it's twisted & sheared > right off, flush w/ the drum. > Will I need to replace the whole axle? just the bearing? Just the outer CV, > or both? It just sounds like the stub axle is broken. The bearings are probably fine, but you won't know for sure until you get in there. > And what caused this? Did I simply cook a bearing, or is this a symptom of > some more sinister problem within the transaxle? I don't know. I never heard of this happening. The only stress at that point would be from the nut torque, which should be pure tension. I have good used parts if you need replacements. - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe