I have to admit I am a pounder, I put them on tight then maybe give them 20
more whacks with the hammer. Probably goes back to the days of my first
cars with wires, and slightly worn splines.
I am not sure I fully understand the self tightening theory, at least the
rears would seem to be expose to torque in both directions depending on
whether you are accellerating or braking. If you have ever driven a car
with bad splines you may have noticed the familair thunk on both.
Now I have good splines, but I still tighten them on well, I guess I always
assumed the spines wore out because people that had the cars before did not
tighten the knock offs on well enough, and slight play turned into more play
as the little movement that was allowed gradually hammered the splines and
wore them out.
Greg Lemon
54 BN1
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