Axle Hub Nut - Service Manual Says to Discard and get new one.
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OverlanderJK
Resident Smartass
No. Reuse it.
And holy cow you start a lot of threads.
And holy cow you start a lot of threads.
1RNGR
Caught the Bug
I'll try to make less
kevman65
Hooked
He seems to like you, he didn't cuss....
CalSgt
Hooked
It’s because they’re stover nuts, I reused mine. If you’re worried about it just loctite them.
bobfriesenhahn
Hooked
Like a nut or a bolt?
GP NOIR
Hooked
It depends. Every time a stover nut is used, it reduces the run on torque, which is to say, each use reduces the thread locking of the nut. As long as the run on torque is good, it’s safe to reuse the nut. If the run on torque is too low, replace it. If you’re not certain, replace the nut. $10 is cheap insurance in this case.
PS- The repair manual is being conservative to cover their butt.
1RNGR
Caught the Bug
I'm going to replace since they are cheap but keep the old ones in case there is a friend in need on trail. I will use blue thread lock and of course torque to spec, then mark with paint as I do all my bolts.