Hi Duncan;

Just for our (my!) education, can you provide a little more detail on the failure?

Can you "blame" the hub failure on anthing other than a weak hub? Maybe a yes/no response to the following specific questions would help:

Did the hub (prior to the failure) ever endure running with a bad bearing, ie were the bearings bad before they were replaced, insoected, or regreased?

How much torque did you use to tighten the axle nuts?

Did anyone ever attack the hub, nut, or any other part of the assembly with a torch in order to disassemble it?

Were non-factory replacement studs pressed into the hub?

Were you running wheel spacers? Or non-hubcentric wheels?

Was the hub tested, or inspected? I'm thinking of having mine magnafluxed.

If the hub broke at the flange, how did the nut keep the wheel from coming off?

Sorry for all the questions, but it would be good for for peice of mind to know the actual mode of failure, in order to properly prevent it.

Thanks again and in anticipation of your reply,

Jon Nelson