FWD Front Hub - Damage Precaution
Number 84-3-7A Date 3/84Subject: CAUTION ON MOVING CAR WITH DRIVE AXLE REMOVED - 1984 6000, PHOENIX, 2000, FIERO AND ALL PRIOR YEAR FRONTWHEEL-DRIVE VEHICLES
Page 3C-9 of the 1983 Front Wheel Drive Service Manual and the 1984 Pontiac Service Manual and Page 3D-9 of the 1984 Fiero Service Manual contain this notice:
"Car must not be moved without hub nut installed to proper torque."
Moving the car with vehicle weight on the front wheels and bearings with drive axle shaft or hub nut removed may cause stress to the bearing balls and also damage the bearing race, resulting in a future bearing failure. This applies to the hub-andbearing assemblies in all front-wheel-drive models.