Thread: WTF???Axle nut

i swear you have a FSM jen....

Think I torqued mine last time to 190 and haven't had a problem. Although just putting them on with an impact has caused me problems in the past.

Yeah, any time I torqued the axle nut and it loosened up, it was because the axle was not pulled all the way into the hub correctly the first time.

Brent

Make sure that leftover loc-tite is all gone before trying to torque to spec.

When i tighten mine or my friends cars that I work on. I usually just stand on a good size breaker bar. Usually I dont have a problem with them coming loose. However, if you have a bad wheel bearing with some play in it then it will cause the nut to come loose. I have seen that happen over and over until we replaced the wheel bearing and then all was good.

Like I said.
http://www.sr20-forum.com/general-sr20/45104-wtf-axle-nut.html#post589589

I was getting a vibration from the pass front a while back and started replacing things but it turns out it was the axle nut torque hahaha. I put 150ft lbs on mine, thats all the torque wrench goes to. Without it I break stuff...

lol.... hmmm you guys are something else. Havnt had time to work on the car today. but im probably going to get new wheel bearing for both sides.. i really wanna get new hubs all together..

I thought you had new hubs and bearings? Must have been confusing you for someone else.

naw. i got new bearings and stuff like a year or so ago but i wanna get a whole new hub so it can be fresh. i know over time the hubs can start to go egg shape and not really stay round which can damage new bearings