Asp Man
Enthusiast
Here's one for all those who do thier own maint.
Check the rear hub nut once in awhile to ensure it's torqued properly. While inspecting my brakes today I notice that I could cause a small clunk when I had the L.rear off the ground and grasped the tire top and bottom and rocked it top to bottom.
Pulled the wheel, put the spare on. Thinking perhaps a ball joint was loose, rocked the wheel with a hand on the knuckle where it meets the upper b/j, no movement, still clunked. Same with the lower.
I noticed then that while holding the half shaft that I could slightly move the hub in relation to the shaft when twisting!
Then I pulled the cotter pin/cage/wave washer off of the center hub nut...it was barely on over hand tight. Torqued to 190lbs., clunk gone.
So before you start ordering ball joints, upper A-arms or hub assemblies, check the nut!
PS A bit of anti-sieze on the lug threads and mating surfaces wont hurt while you're in there.
Been thinking, and it kind of bothers me why this was loose in the first place. Anyone have some thoughts on that?
Check the rear hub nut once in awhile to ensure it's torqued properly. While inspecting my brakes today I notice that I could cause a small clunk when I had the L.rear off the ground and grasped the tire top and bottom and rocked it top to bottom.
Pulled the wheel, put the spare on. Thinking perhaps a ball joint was loose, rocked the wheel with a hand on the knuckle where it meets the upper b/j, no movement, still clunked. Same with the lower.
I noticed then that while holding the half shaft that I could slightly move the hub in relation to the shaft when twisting!
Then I pulled the cotter pin/cage/wave washer off of the center hub nut...it was barely on over hand tight. Torqued to 190lbs., clunk gone.
So before you start ordering ball joints, upper A-arms or hub assemblies, check the nut!
PS A bit of anti-sieze on the lug threads and mating surfaces wont hurt while you're in there.
Been thinking, and it kind of bothers me why this was loose in the first place. Anyone have some thoughts on that?
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