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My hubs on my X-33 axle won't stay tight.
Let's face it. If you are like me you probably saw how easy it is to install the pin drive hub and threw the instructions away. Let's go back to the instructions and see how to install the hubs and then we'll see why they don't stay tight. The instructions call for us to apply lock tight, torque the nut down to 60 to 90 foot pounds and finally add a jam nut. If you didn't tighten the nut down correctly and the nut comes loose and the hole (bore) in the hub becomes long shaped, and it will shift back and fourth. Once this happened it will not stay tight despite our best efforts.
Solution: Unfortunately the only solution is to replace the hub(s). Please note that if the bore in the axle is egg shaped it will not cause any problems. If the hole in the hub is cone shaped it must be replaced! Yes, you can buy just one hub!
