Do not take any chances. Investigate immediately.
Safety over all.
Kees Oudesluijs
NL
allen c miller jr schreef:
> i am experiencing about 3/16" of end-float with the driver`s side rear
> wheel, and as of now, no odd sounds when the wheel turns under load or
> when jacked up.
>
> before i tear the hub apart to trouble shoot, i'd like to finish out
> the fall season with this defect? i once did the bearings another BN2
> and i remember that it was a rather long job, and that it takes a huge
> amount of force to untorque the nut with hthe 8-sided socket ( i ended
> up making a 6-foot breaker bar).
>
> allen miller
>
> any inputs from those of you who've had this condition -- can i baby
> the axle another 1000 miles, or am i at risk? i will try to pull the
> hub out enough to verify that the lock washer is still on, but if it
> is, can i drive on, or should i bite the bullet and break knuckles for
> a few days?
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