<VV> Loose axle.

[Hugo Miller]

Maybe. It wasn't making any noise, that's why I more or less discounted 
that as a possibility. Anyway, the 'problem' has gone away now!

On 2020-03-04 19:14, William Hubbell wrote:
> If the bearing were “collapsing” as you suggest, it’s likely the ring
> and pinion would lock up and the car would not run.
>
> Bill
>
>> On Mar 4, 2020, at 5:32 PM, Hugo Miller via VirtualVairs 
>> <virtualvairs at corvair.org> wrote:
>>
>
> But if one of those castellated nuts WERE to come loose - and I
> accept that such a thing is practically impossible unless one of the
> bearings is collapsing - then I would indeed have play in the axle
> shafts, would I not? But I would expect to feel it on both sides.
>
>> On 2020-03-04 16:14, Smitty wrote:
>> Another note on the axle subject.  I quit writing too early on my
>> last post.  The reason Bill was so adamant on warning you to not 
>> mess
>> with the big spinner drive nuts at the differential. Those are gear
>> adjusting nuts.  They have nothing to do with the fit or lose ness 
>> of
>> the axle into the diff.        Smitty
>>
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>
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