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Originally Posted by a.graham52
these axle nuts arnt staked on. and i reuse them all the time. however if probably your new axle comes with a nut. also MAKE SURE TO TORQUE THAT AXLE NUT TO 284 FTLBS. that spec sounds extremly high but i checked 1999-2003 malibu and aleros and the specs all the same. how ever in 2003 and 2004 theres a first designed nut that gets torqued to 284 ft lbs and a secound design nut that gets torqued to 173 ft lbs depending on what nut you have. i think 284 is kinda high but thats what gm calls for.
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This torque makes your wheel bearing work good --> long lasting, or bad --> fails soon.
The new one piece nut design with he new torque worked wonders for my bearings
