Thanks Alistair.

I was surprised to feel the amount of play I did.

(and the movement of brake backing plate at stub housing when I gently twist it
but i think that's normal and obviously unrelated)

I'll give that big nut a twist.

On 6/9/15, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:

> Yes they do. And Bentley, I think, says to do it when working on brakes.
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> Alistair
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>> On Jun 9, 2015, at 11:47 AM, Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

>> Do some shops remove the big axle stub nut in order
>> to save time (and lube bearing?) when servicing the rear brakes?

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