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What is the torque on the spindle nut?
For one-piece spindle nut systems, torque the nut to a minimum of 300 ft-lbs. Do not back off the spindle nut. Engage any locking device that is part of the spindle nut system. If the locking device cannot be engaged when the nut is at 300 ft-lbs, advance the nut until engagement takes place and the nut is locked.
How do you tighten a spindle nut?
Directions for Bearing Adjustment / Spindle Nut Torque / Spindle Nut Tension. 1 – Rotate the Hub Assembly slowly while tightening the spindle nut to approx 50lbs-ft. 2 – Then loosen the spindle nut to remove the torque. 3 – Finger tighten the spindle nut until just snug.
How much torque should an axle nut have?
Also, in almost all cases, use a new axle nut. with no more than 15 to 20 ft. lbs. of torque while rotating the wheel to make sure the bearings are seated.
How tight should a spindle nut be?
The nut on the spindle should be tightened until snug, with no side-to-side play in the hub and then backed off slightly, about maybe a 1/8 of a turn.
How tight should spindle nuts?
What happens if you over tighten a spindle nut?
It’s possible to damage the wheel, rotor, and hub assembly. The wheel can come off if over-torquing the nuts/bolts is done. It happens, but it doesn’t happen a lot. The only way to tighten them is with a Torque wrench.
How tight should bearings be?
For context, the tolerable end-play for truck wheel bearings is the same: 0.001 to 0.005 inches, also expressed as 1 to 5 mil or 0.025 to 0.127 mm. In other words, it’s perfectly acceptable to adjust wheel bearings so that they are just a little bit loose, but not too loose.
What is the torque for wheel bearings?
Generally, jam nuts less than 2-5/8″ should be torqued to 200-300 lbf-ft; nuts 2-5/8″ and over should be torqued to 250-400 lbf-ft. See chart for exact torque specification. The final step is to use a dial indicator to verify the end play or free movement of the tire and wheel assembly along the spindle axis.