Upside-down front stub axle

Hi, Please can someone with more experience of front axles help with some advice.

1994 300dti

I had to rebuild a swivel housing without the manual (Long story). Everthing went fine and the car is back on the road but upon reading the haynes manual afterwards I see I have put the stub axle on upside down, with the flank at the top.

I dont really want to strip it again if I dont need to but a also dont want the wheel to fall off .

From memory I thought the stub axle would only go on one way up due to the pattern of the bolt holes. Might be wrong though it's been a while since I had one off.

Hi, don't worry about it the flat is only there for the locking washers. When i did my swivel ball some one had previously done some work on mine,and i found the stub axel in the wrong position according to the haynes book of fibs.So no worrys.cheers elt.

Nice one, That one less thing to worry about.
Cheers guys.

it doesnt matter which way round they go as said but usually flat goes to top

i replaced both front weel bearings on a mates disco the other week and on both stubs the flats where at the bottom but don't think it really matters.

graham
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98 d1 300tdi auto.