2.0 8V bottom end rebuild (by idiots)

[bump_drft]

Ah yes, we thought that might be the case, but there were nuts on it already tightened so we thought maybe that was wrong.

edit: nevermind I found axle nut torque: 233 ft lbs! That's a lot!

[Dieselman]

I found axle nut torque: 233 ft lbs! That's a lot!

It's due to the drive-shaft clamping the two halves of the wheel bearing together. Don't forget to fit the castellated nut and R clip.

If you don't have a suitable torque wrench, just use a horizontal 3 foot bar and hang 78 Lbs from it, or 32kg @ 1 metre. Gravity will do the hard work for you.
Alternatively, weld a socket on to the bar at the appropriate length and use a torque wrench that can generate the reduced torque figure.