Date:         Tue, 12 Nov 2002 18:40:15 -0500
Reply-To:     Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
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From:         Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
Subject:      Re: Rear hub tightness
Comments: To: Gnarlodious <gnarlodious@CYBERMESA.COM>
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Other folks have sent you the torque specs. Keep in mind that once the
hub has loosened enough to be noticeable, it is now trash and it will
probably continue to loosen regardless of torque. It failed because it
was not properly torque the last time it was changed. The outer bearing
race and the sleeve between the two bearings may also be damaged but
they are a little more forgiving. Go find a new hub. The hub should
slide onto the spines with almost no play back-forth and absolutely no
wobble. The surface where the nut sits must be perfectly square and
flat, so should the face that presses up against the bearing.

Dennis


-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
Of Gnarlodious
Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2002 4:10 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Rear hub tightness


My rear hub got a little loose. I took it to a place and they tightened
it with a small air wrench. Did that tool make it tight enough? What's
the specs on that large axle nut?

Hope that makes sense . . .

-- Rachel
http://www.Spectrumology.com
AIM Gnarlodious