I broke a rear axle at the outer flange at the VDCA race two weeks ago
and am now ready to replace it. Does anybody know the torque setting for
the 1 7/8 " nut that holds the hub on to the axle assembly? My Haynes
manual tells you how to remove the hub and then says the infamous
"refitting is the reversal of removal", but there is no mention of the
torque for the big nut. I have the socket, so can torque it properly if
I knew the amount. Strangely enough, the manual indicates the value for
the castellated nut on the front spindle even though you have to back it
off to stick the cotter pin through the hole in the shaft and the nut.
My postmortem analysis seems to indicate that the big washer that is
supposed to be bent over one of the flats on the nut either wasn't bent
over all the way or had been bent so many times that it failed, the nut
loosened and the axle flange cleanly separated from the axle shaft.
Either way, the DPO (me!) seems to be at fault.
Hope you all have a happy New Year celebration and health and prosperity
in 2014.
Bob Spruck
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