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I went out with the 4WD club on the weekend and had a nice little scenic drive on the Saturday arvo, few beers around the fire on Sat night and then some tough hill climbs and rock hopping on Sunday.
We went through a bit of mud on Sat so my wheels and hubs were "painted" a light brown colour.
On Sunday, I gave the GU a pretty hard time i.e. lots of wheel spin, wheels in the air, bouncing around (bit of panel damage) trying to get up a steep hill. (Another guy in a GU broke a CV) Anyway, when I was airing up again to hit the tarmac for the drive home I noticed this...
My theory:
The mud dried overnight and then popped off when the hubs experienced a bit of flexing and stress on Sat morning. Didn't think they would move that much really. Maybe I should nip up those bolts!