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stuart415

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if you over tighten the retainer nut on the front hub assembly is it possible to damage the new hub assembly or bearings just changed the driver side hub and now have the same groaning noise but sounds like it is coming from the pasenger side when I turn to the right the noise goes away also just had new tires put on could they be out of balance

 

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bdcardinal

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how much did you overtighten them? did you use new retainer nuts? u know they are one time use only.

 

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yes used new retainer nut only replaced driver side possibly over torqued 40-50 ft pounds sounds like it is now the passenger side it is really bad around 55 mph when i turn to the let it goes away i thought maybe the new tires were not balanced but rotated back to front and still make groaning humming noise i could not get it alligned the same day my tires got put on they didnt have anything open tilll nov

 

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What did you use to over tighten the nut??? Isn't it supposed to be torqued to like 250 ft/lbs or something crazy??

 

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DTNODYA said:

What did you use to over tighten the nut??? Isn't it supposed to be torqued to like 250 ft/lbs or something crazy??

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that would be some serious tightening wouldnt it.

 

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impact wrench

 

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why no torque wrench? you can snug up with an impact, but you always finish with a torque wrench. they dont make torque specs to waste ink.

 

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all I want to know if it could be bad like i said when i turn to the right the noise goes away

 

DTNODYA

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.... you also said that now it sounds like the passenger side. So I would say that nothing is wrong with it if the noise is coming from the other side of the vehicle than the side you replaced the hub on. Maybe the passenger side is bad.