2001 Saturn L300 Rear bearing question

2001 SATURN L300
251,000 MILES • 6 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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LOGAN3
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Good evening, All:
I need to replace the rear bearings on my 2001 L300 but the Timken bearing assemblies I bought don't come with the four nuts that hold the assembly to the car. The Haynes repair manual recommends replacing the old nuts (4 per wheel) with new ones. Firstly, are new nuts an absolute requirement (if so, why)? Secondly, where can I find a supplier for the new ones (Saturn wants $16/EACH). Thanks in advance/PCL
Oct 14, 2008 at 7:32 PM
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DOCFIXIT
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The nuts are installed torque to yeild which means they are stretched if reused and torqued they will fail and or come off. may find at Dayton nut and bolt
Oct 15, 2008 at 2:51 PM
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LOGAN3
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Docfixit, thanks for the fast, good reply. All of a sudden $16/nut sounds like a good deal!
Oct 15, 2008 at 5:56 PM
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