kenmaze

I have installed 3 hubs and all have squealed ,the first two was cheaper ones ,so the third time I bought Moog and still squealing I put the axle nut to the specs I could find but they was all over the place form 156lb to 177lb .I need help please any idea how to solve this problem?

tech2

1999 new body style or 1999 old body style? engine ?

kenmaze

New body style,5.3

tech2

mitchell service information says 177ft/lbs for torsion bar suspension 4wd vehicle. the nut is one time use...if you don't replace it; use blue loctite

kenmaze

Ok thank u ,so I would need axle nut and washer correct?

tech2

if the washer is separate from the nut..it (the washer) is reusable.

kenmaze

Nut and washer are one unit

kenmaze

Just wondering why it's a one time use ,it a nut with a washer just don't make any sense to me ?

tech2

1 because service info says so
2 its a lock nut...the nut is oblong/eccentric in shape...not perfectly round...this locks the nut in place...after one use the nut will not retain the shape and could come loose...this nut tensions the bearing...if it comes loose, the bearing in the hub could be damaged.

kenmaze

Thanks for the teaching tech 2 ,got new nut and washer . going to do the job Friday will keep u post on how it goes.thanks again