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Re: Catastrophic Hub Bearing Failure
Posted to Technical Discussion Forum on 5/31/2014

Same principle. The nut is softer than the axle. It will only tighten to the exact spec once without coming loose. Have tried with 'monster' torque wrench (500PSI wrench), and the nuts will not stay tight, and will not get tight enough without failure... Login to read more.