Quote Originally Posted by Muggy View Post
I did remove them completely before lowering the car again, so...
...you have destroyed your front wheel bearings!
Don't roll her around too much, or your front wheels might fall off.
It's a good idea to order new bearings now, they're not too expensive.

Outer axles "pinch" the hub together, so to say. Don't put the car on its wheels without axles being torqued to the hubs. Think that's what Joel tried to say.