TEAM MAG 0 Posted March 18, 2009 Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 I noticed the left rear wheel had a decent amount of side to side play. Upon further inspection, I have found the hub is a bit loose. Does anyone know the size of the nut holding the rear hub? Appears to be about 31mm. I will need to purchase a separate socket for this as mine only go to 28mm. Also, with the car jacked up, should I just apply the brakes to tighten the nut so as not to spin the hubs? Thank you for any information Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sanj 12 Posted March 18, 2009 Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 30mm Quote Visit Sanj's Lotus Esprit Turbo SE pages Link to post Share on other sites
silverfrost 1,390 Posted March 18, 2009 Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 Hi, Dont bother jacking the car up, simlply apply the handbrake with the car on the ground and tighten it up way you get good pressure aplied and dont run the risk of the car slipping of the jack aswell! Also have a good look to make sure the bearings ok, Im always curious when things come loose on the drivetrain as its normally a sign of something not been right! i.e bearing damaged, Hope its only loose though and nothing serious. If needs be check the other side and looks for differences! Regards danny Quote A Link to post Share on other sites
lotus4s 24 Posted March 18, 2009 Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 You need a BF torque wrench for that hub nut as the spec is 190-199 lb.ft. (260-270 Nm) torque... Quote 1995 S4s Link to post Share on other sites
wpowell 0 Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 My L/H rear hub nut kept comming loose even though bearing was ok, I ended up fitting an additional locking nut to stop it happening. Regards Will Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jonathan 13 Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 Yeah mine used to do that as well - tips : Take the old nut off - clean the thread of grease and anti-seize (this seems to help it work loose). Gent a new nylock nut - dont use any anti-seize on it. Tighten the bugger up - Lotus told me you cannot really over tighten that nut - as correctly stated it is about 270 NM, I used to take mine down to Lotus to be checked and they told me to use a 2 ft bar and a socket to just swing on it. Finally mark the nut and the shaft with a paint pen so next time you check on the hub nut you can see whether it has come undone or not - I check mine every month or so now but it's never moved again. Lay off the anti-seize Quote facebook = [email protected] Link to post Share on other sites
TEAM MAG 0 Posted March 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 Thanks for the info! Nut is 30mm. I first torqued it to 150lbs and that took over half a turn so it was quite loose. I then finished the torque to 200lbs. Nice and snug now with no play. -Good idea to take the nut off and replace as noted and maybe fit a locking one over it. I'll definitely keep my eye on it. 2002 with only about 9k miles. BTW, the passenger side...nice and tight there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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