>>A<< Driveshaft Nut Installation Caution

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2004 Mitsubishi Eclipse. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Do not apply pressure to wheel bearing by the vehicle weight to avoid possible damage before securely tightening the driveshaft nut.

Face the flat side of a washer to a driveshaft nut to install
Use special tool MB990767 to fix the hub and tighten the driveshaft nut.

Fig 1: Installing Driveshaft Nut

Courtesy of MITSUBISHI MOTOR SALES OF AMERICA.

If the position of the cotter pin holes does not match, tighten the nut up to 255 N-m (188 ft-lb) maximum.
Install the cotter pin in the first matching holes and bend it securely.