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Date:         Sun, 13 Jun 2010 16:08:19 -0700
Reply-To:     "M. Jade" <tinho2010@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "M. Jade" <tinho2010@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Why my rear axle nuts got loose
Comments: To: David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <4c147463.147cdc0a.7773.264c@mx.google.com>
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I hear you loud and clear, David. I will try to get to it with my 1/2" drive socket and breaker bar in the next few days. I'll get new cotter pins today. 


MJ


--- On Sat, 6/12/10, David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET> wrote:


From: David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject: Re: Why my rear axle nuts got loose
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Date: Saturday, June 12, 2010, 10:55 PM


At 01:16 AM 6/13/2010, M. Jade wrote:
>They appear to be quiet now. Since I don't drive it much so I will
>not rush to deal with them immediately. When I get to them I may
>need new brake drums and wheel bearings. By then I will fully
>dismantle the entire axles, clean them and check them out to see if
>there is any sign of wear. Hope it is not too bad yet.


Dear M. J.,


Listen up!  Get those nuts torqued properly *NOW* and *then* see
about putting things off.  Do it, man, just do it!


Yours,
David
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