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Old 10-20-2019, 07:34 PM   #27
Purdy Swoft
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Default Re: Why did my axle break?

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Originally Posted by alexiskai View Post
If I want to check the torque on those axle nuts, do I need to remove the wheel or can I just remove the hub cap? May be a stupid question, but I'm having trouble visualizing it.


I would just remove the hub cap . Removal of the hub cap may require the removal of the wheel to bend back tabs


If you have an extra wheel and tire without a hub cap ,

maybe you could temporarily use it and save having to remove the hub cap on your nice painted wheel .

After the axle nut is retorqued the original wheel can be replaced

The 28-29 hubcaps can sometimes be snapped off like a modern hubcap
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