At 08:32 PM 9/3/98 -0400, you wrote:
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>Of the four bolts holding the drive shaft to the rear end all four were
>at least slightly loose, and two were real loose. They didn't have any
>lock washers on them when I tore the car apart and I re-installed them
>the same way. Are these supposed to have lock washers or lock nuts?
Having these four bolts work loose is a reasonably common problem. The
best cure I've found is to use grade 8 or better fasteners and no
lockwashers. Do apply Blue Loctite to the clean threads and tighten quite
snug.
Tom
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