<VV> Loose axle.

[William Hubbell]

If the bearing were “collapsing” as you suggest, it’s likely the ring and pinion would lock up and the car would not run. 

Bill

> On Mar 4, 2020, at 5:32 PM, Hugo Miller via VirtualVairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org> wrote:
> 

But if one of those castellated nuts WERE to come loose - and I accept that such a thing is practically impossible unless one of the bearings is collapsing - then I would indeed have play in the axle shafts, would I not? But I would expect to feel it on both sides.

> On 2020-03-04 16:14, Smitty wrote:
> Another note on the axle subject.  I quit writing too early on my
> last post.  The reason Bill was so adamant on warning you to not mess
> with the big spinner drive nuts at the differential. Those are gear
> adjusting nuts.  They have nothing to do with the fit or lose ness of
> the axle into the diff.        Smitty
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPad

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