Broke an axle

[Bored&Stroked]

Originally Posted by V8COOPMAN

NOT tightening that big ol' hub retention nut down near the 205 ft. lbs. when reassembling these rear drums is cause for a lot of cracks.
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What I do is torque down to a lower number - say 150, drive it a bit, retorque again to 200, drive it a bit and then retorque it again. When I say "a bit" I'm talking just a few miles.

I will say, every time I take my big ole' torque wrench and go to 205, I'm gritting my teeth, making funny faces and praying to God to "just let me torque this one more time . . . please".

It is kind of a "sphincter snapper" to put that much torque on the axle thread. Many bad thoughts go through my mind - many!