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  • #16
    Originally posted by Golf Loon View Post
    strong arm with a 4 foot pole or length of exhaust will work if you are doing it at home.
    I can only tighten it untill the the wheel starts to turn. I got my bro to hold the brake as tight as he could and i still managed to move it, so its prity tight.

    Will that be tight enough for the new nut?

    And im not taking it to a work shop for them to charge me $50 to tighten a nut!
    MK1 GLS 3door
    A4 B7 2.0T

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    • #17


      dont overdo it, mine was doing the same...had to keep doing it up with a big pole, it weakens the shaft and....then the end snaps off mid corner on the boil on a nice country road...
      like andrew said, thehubs sometimes wear in the spline and gradually work the nut loose, even with a new "stake" nut.....had a new nut on mine did the same.....luckly mine comming loose was caused by the spline on the shaft being worn... New drive shaft, new nut, torqued up to spec and she hasnt given any trouble in years.
      Last edited by 86gti; 30-12-2008, 06:38 PM.
      Cheers, Benny
      www.axesent.com.au

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      • #18
        Cheers guys.

        I slamed the nut down before i went to Mat's to get new nut. It made it all the way there and we had trouble geting it off.

        New lock nut is on and all is good and tight. There are still a few noises coming from that side of the car that i thought where caused by the loose nut.
        MK1 GLS 3door
        A4 B7 2.0T

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        • #19
          like a bit of a weird squeek????
          had the same thing..weird noise, was caused by the loose nut damaging the splines on the drive shaft
          Cheers, Benny
          www.axesent.com.au

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          • #20
            Originally posted by 86gti View Post
            like a bit of a weird squeek????
            had the same thing..weird noise, was caused by the loose nut damaging the splines on the drive shaft
            More like a rattle. Like a hub cap is loose or something. Its a metalic sound.
            MK1 GLS 3door
            A4 B7 2.0T

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            • #21
              Doesnt sound too good mate, sound like the joint must be stuffed/worn and/or the hub.
              Last edited by Jmac; 05-01-2009, 10:39 PM. Reason: train of thought
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              • #22
                Originally posted by Jmac View Post
                Doesnt sound too good mate, sound like the joint must be stuffed/worn and/or the hub.
                Itll live. Ill fix it one day, just like everything els.
                MK1 GLS 3door
                A4 B7 2.0T

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                • #23
                  Originally posted by Spyda View Post
                  More like a rattle. Like a hub cap is loose or something. Its a metalic sound.
                  i had this before on my mk2 16v, the nut kept on coming undone after a gearbox rebuild, replaced the nut 3 times!!! but in the end the hub/bearing was shafted and i replaced that. problem sorted
                  Velly
                  '91 2.0 8v GTI

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