QuestionQUESTION: I saw your response to the 57 TR3 about the oliy substance on the wire wheel. I have a 59 and my drivers rear wheel loosens while diving and almost falls off the car. it is loosening at the 4 bolts that hold the spindle to the drum. I have changed the hub, all the bolts and finally the rear axle. After changing the axle this ceased for about 1 year (maybe 500 miles). I can now not drive more than 5 miles (last trip) without pulling over,jacking it up, removing the wheel and tightening the nuts. I also see grease only on this wheel. I have no idea what to do or try. I was considering putting on regular rims, but i don't know if that has anything to do with it.
ANSWER: Have you tried red Loctite?How about drilling and safety wiring them? Surely this is easier than replacing all four wheels with bolt-ons...
--Paul
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QUESTION: I did try loctite (not sure if it was red). Someone else suggested I drill and safety wire. I just fear there is a major problem that is causing this and would really like to figure out why this is happening.
AnswerWell, it sounds like you've replaced all the proper parts. If you are not feeling any undue vibration at speed right after the bolts have been tightened (before they've had a chance to loosen up), I'd say do the safety wiring and drive carefully for a few hundred miles, checking things occasionally. If it feels OK after this, I'd say you're OK.
Older cars have systems designed, built and tested by fallible humans. Sometimes these quirks turn up on individual cars and you've just got to use a bit of deductive reasoning and a lot of patience.
Try this and see if it doesn't work. There may be nothing serious wrong.
--Paul
