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Re: [T3] axle nut oddity


On 19 Jun 2003 at 9:36, timothy kuehn wrote:

> but how'd the sucker get loose?  something inside the bearing collapsed, 
> maybe a spacer or some such just disintegrated?

Wow, weird!  I'm assuming that when you tightened everything back up it all 
seemed fine again. If something had disintegrated then the drum would have 
pulled onto the shaft farther than normal and the drum would have rubbed badly 
on the brake backing plate.

The only thing I can think of is that it has been loose for a long time and the 
splines finally wore enough to make it wobble and get your attention. If so, 
you may need to replace the hub to get the splines to tighten up again.

I'd keep an eye on it and check the splines for wear or slop.

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Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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