Rear Hub Bolts Loosening
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Rear Hub Bolts Loosening
A few months ago, one of the bolts holding the rear hub end cap on the axle of the Dana 80 rear end of my truck broke off, so I easy-out-ed the stub, replaced the bolt and tightened the others. Yesterday at a rest stop I noticed oil radiating out from the hub all over the wheel, and some on the tire. Pulled the decorative cover, and found all the bolts to be loose. Tightened 'em down and checked the other side, and they were all loose, too. Is this common ?? I don't recall seeing any mention of it in the past.
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It would seem like something is lose inside the diff.
Get the rear end on jack stands , put in gear to spin wheels and use a stethescope or a long screwdrive and place the working end on the diff. and the handle end against your ear and try to listen for a growl or worse , vibration going through axials and losening the bolts .
Get the rear end on jack stands , put in gear to spin wheels and use a stethescope or a long screwdrive and place the working end on the diff. and the handle end against your ear and try to listen for a growl or worse , vibration going through axials and losening the bolts .
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We've had some trouble on like this on a couple of big trucks at work, one of them being mine. The problem is that the studs become loose due to taking of the axle flange for wheel seal replacement, etc. The solution was to remove the studs and clean the holes then re-tighten them. So i would think that maybe you could remove all of the bolts, clean out the holes and reinstall to see if that helps.
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