i've been searching for 40 minutes and cant find an answer. what size socket is required to torque down the rear spindle nuts? i'm getting that click from the rear. any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

36mm

 

thanks!

 

I'm also getting that click as well. How effective is torquing the spindle nut down in terms of eliminating that clicking? Is it a temp fix? Perm fix?

Is that even in fact the problem causing the clicking noise?

 

You want to use a new nut. Torqued to the service bulletin's torque with grease applied to the back of the nut. This eliminates the clicking and should be a permanent fix. Has been for me so far.

 

and you retorque it to 220ft/lbs

 

Definitely not a permament fix. Mine just came back.

 

So what (exactly) is the problem? What could be done to result a perm fix?

 

mine went away for good when i replaced the hub/wheel bearing.

i had the click, re-torqued the axle nut and the noise went away for about 6 months.
it eventually came back, and then i started getting a rotational metallic sqeak/groan.

new hub/bearing and we're back to normal.

 

Thank you sir