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You can try torqueing them to the correct 253 ft-lbs but I find when theyve been chocking around that they never hold the torque again... I just changed everything out but there may be just a few things that need to be replaced. Keith > Hey Gang - > > The other day I heard a clucking sound coming from the Square's rear end, > but only at slow speeds. After getting out and hunting around (pushing on > the bumper to try and recreate the sound) I found nothing. When I got home I > pushed the car in the driveway and figured out that the noise was coming > from the hubcap, pried it off and found a lug-nut totally out of it's > socket. Upon further inspection I found that the hubs were loose, but safe > because the cotter pin was holding it from coming off. I looked at the other > side and found that the hub there was also loose, but the lugs were all > tight. Anybody ever had this happen to them? I wonder if the hubs weren't > toqued enough when last put on? > > peace - Wilson > 69'Square 2.0 > www.wilsonwebb.com/vw.html > > > ------------------------------------------------ > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> > For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/ > ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/