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Nut fell off tire, axel broke, damage to rotor V70-XC70

Your difficulty with the terminology is understandable. The big nut responsible for holding the wheel, tire, and brake rotor in place is smetimes known as a "hub nut", "spindle nut", "bearing nut" and "axle nut".

Go to this web site and scroll down the the picture on the page . . .

http://www.ultimategarage.com/whlbrg.html

. . . the six-sided metal thing in the center of the picture is what we are talking about. Does anything in that picture look like what you found?

I doubt vandalism. It takes a (really) big wrench to remove this nut when it is installed properly. The average teen does not have access to one. On the other hand, repair shops have been known to "cheat" and reuse the old nut when it should have been replaced (with disastrous consequences).






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