Hi, Had Puck L serviced last week and as usual given the used hub nuts (as proof that they had been replaced). At £9 each it seems an awful shame to just throw them away. Can they be recycled?

Tony

Hello,
I'm new to all this and not yet had my first service. What are hub nuts and do I need to make sure they are changed during the service on my 310?
Thanks.

They can be shot blasted and used as earrings

On newer Eribas and most caravans the hubs and bearings are held onto a stub axle by a 'one-shot'
nut; this is a specially made nut with an oval thread that grips tight to the male thread by being
deformed to the round. Once it has been tightened on with a special torque wrench it will be rock
solid, but once removed it loses its grip.

Clear as mud?

At 190Nm the wheels will be falling of your wagon, Brian.

The hub nut torque for Al-Ko brakes is 290Nm and BPW specify 280Nm for theirs.

recycling, if you are a wood turner make a shaft and screw one on each end,
the next service make another and the ones after add to the other 2 all this weight lifting should ensure the water container filler upper is at full health and strength..
grabs coat quickly
P

So in summary we have:
save up and get scrap value - seems good sense to me
Use as earnings - I'd like to see the ears that can hold these!
Use for weight lifting - thats just sad

and some technical info that explains how they work
Thank you to all who contributed - I shall now go and have a beer!

use as earnings?? anyone got change for 2 nuts????

what happened to the split pin, tighten up, half a turn back, line up the castellated nut with the hole in the shaft, push through split pin or an old nail, bend one end over, to secure nut. fill up with grease ,tap on cap, refit wheel. no problems..do it yourself no need for an expensive torque wrench you,ll never need.

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what happened to the split pin, tighten up, half a turn back, line up the castellated nut with the hole in the shaft, push through split pin or an old nail, bend one end over, to secure nut. fill up with grease ,tap on cap, refit wheel. no problems..do it yourself no need for an expensive torque wrench you,ll never need.

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