axle spindle nut

[ckleffman655]

Hello,

I am planning on replacing the wheel bearing on my 2007 sport trac with 4x4 and i was wondering if you could reuse the axle nut. Everywhere i look on google there is a different opinion about reusing them, so I am curious what you guys think.

also, would anyone happen to know the thread type of the axle nut by chance?

thanks in advance

 

[dvdswan]

The reason for a new axle nut is because the manufacturer says it is a "torque to yield" nut. Now, you could re-use it be you should use a torque wrench to proper torque specs then staking it down. From which I don't recall if the threads have a slot to stake it to. I suppose you could also use red Loctite but would need to use a torch to remove the nut next time.

When I did the hubs on my Explorer I just purchased the nuts. IMO, for a couple extra dollars, piece of mind is nice to have.

For $3.81 on rockauto and red loctite is at least $15.00.

New nuts look pretty good.

 

[Todd Z]

Ive been able to reuse a few and also had them self destruct upon removal.... Replace it.