Steve L Posted August 22, 2005 Share Posted August 22, 2005 Last year I removed the propshaft to have the U-joints replaced. When I reinstalled the shaft, I did not have new lock nuts handy, so I reinstalled the old ones. I knew from reading that one should never do this, but heck, they looked just fine. A couple of weeks ago I noticed a rubbing sound when I returned from a drive. I checked under the car and discovered that one securing bolt for the propshaft and final drive was MISSING and the other three were loose. I would hate to be driving when the propshaft lets go. I hope that anyone who has reused lock nuts in critical places takes the time to raise the car and check. Steve L in Germany Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Keene Posted August 22, 2005 Share Posted August 22, 2005 I always keep a spare set of propshaft bolts, just in case... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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