Roland writes:
> Earlier I posted nearly the same answer to Zahid's original question but
> since then I have had an unsettling thought (at least for Zahid). Is it
> possible to interchange the hubs? Perhaps some PO did (or had) work
> done on the rear diff/axle assembly and it was put together incorrectly.
Absolutely possible. Last summer I swapped the rear hubs on my
Alpine with those off the parts car, as the parts car's hub splines
were in much better shape. In all the mess, I got them on the wrong
sides, and had the pleasure of switching them. So what Roland
suggests is certainly something to be investigated.
> If the hubs are interchanged then torque would tend to loosen the
> knock-offs.
Precisely.
> As I mentioned earlier, the right side should have left-hand
> threads.
Right again (I just went out to the parking lot and double-checked).
Zahid, don't drive the car again until you are 100% certain that the
hubs are installed correctly.
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