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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.
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.
