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Front hub nut

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Hello just need to know what size the front hub nut is on my beetle would it be the same at tbe one in the back 36mm in my but my car and i forgot to look this moring lol


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No they are not the same. The front hub is fastened with 2 fine threaded nuts on each side with a lock washer between them. The left-hand side has an opposite thread. The inner nut tensions the front wheel bearings, while the outer nut locks everything in place with the lock washer. The inner nut takes a very low torque, literally a fraction more than hand tight. If you overtighten your front hubs you will quickly wreck the wheel bearings.
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Front hub nut is 27mm
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Oh ok thanks cuase ive gotta do my front left wheel bearing
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72BugMan wrote: Thu Feb 01, 2018 10:09 am Oh ok thanks cuase ive gotta do my front left wheel bearing
You don't have to replace the nuts to change the wheel bearing. I doubt you will be able to find the correct nut at a nut and bolt shop. Its a very fine pitch, but more difficult to find is the width of the nut. As Fig also mentioned, remember the one side is reverse thread.
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Yea im not changing the nut i just need to know the nut size so i can bring the tools hone from work to change the wheeel bearing tonight lol
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In that case you will need 2 thin 27mm open spanners.

Ideally you should replace the lock washer with a new one but, since they're not easy to find, best be very careful when you straighten out the old one so you can reuse it.
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Re: Front hub nut

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fig wrote: Thu Feb 01, 2018 11:10 am ... you will need 2 thin 27mm open spanners.

.. since they're not easy to find, ...
One thin 27mm open spanner for the inner nut and a shifter for the outer works for me. Also, a new lock washer is supposed to come with the front wheel bearing kits. I always get one.
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