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      05-24-2021, 05:25 PM   #315
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Well said -

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Originally Posted by Flump View Post
I'm actually more curious to see if they find out it wasn't hardened or hard coated properly. That seems more likely to me than cross threading, or really anything else I can think of.
The initial report is that the wheel nut "machined" itself into the axle....why would the nut be harder than the axle, thus allowing the axle to be damaged?

From a metallurgical perspective, wouldn't the axle be harder and tougher than the wheel nut??
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