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Topic #60664 8 posts Started by xxFROZENxx
hey i have a major problem with my drive shaft and it really $#@!$ piss me off, cause i always have to take of my rim and re-tighten the big 32 ,34 or 36 mm nut that goes on the hub and pulls the drive shaft when tighten.. after that its only good for about a days regular drive and then comes loose again and all you can hear is big CLURKS noises... does anyone know why my drive shaft nut keep coming loose???? please help guys....

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because it's not tight enough.

If you're talking about the axle nuts, they should be torqued to 159 ft/lbs and there should be a cotterpin that goes through the hole in the axle shaft to keep the nut from coming too far off.

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there should be a castle nut and cotter pin that goes on there to stop it from coming loose.
yeah i have torqued them both side to 159 ft/lbs and use the castle nut and cotter pin, but it just keeps coming loose again....it like my 6th or 7th time... im really getting tired of it... so what can be the problem??? could it be my clutch?
how many times did you click the torque wrench?

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Check the thread on the axle maybe you over-torqued it and damaged the threads on it thats why it keeps coming loose if thats the case you'll have to get a new axle.

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click only 2 time... i didnt want to over tighten the nut..