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Subject:Re: Brake Drums?
From:David Brodbeck
Date:Sat, 31 Jan 2004 14:44:38 -0500

On Sat, 31 Jan 2004, George Goff wrote:

> I highly recommend removing the hub instead.

Just make sure you get that center nut properly torqued.  I've heard
horror stories about slightly loose ones causing stripped hub splines.
I'm told that once it starts to work loose once, the splines are damaged
and it'll keep working loose over and over, forever after, until the hub
is replaced.

David Brodbeck, N8SRE
'82 Volkswagen Diesel Westfalia
'86 Volvo 240DL wagon

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