Front Wheel Bearings

[backcountry]

Hello all!

I need to adjust my front wheel bearings but am unsure of the torque values. Both inner and outer nuts.

Anyone care to share this with me?

Thank you!

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[spearchucker]

50 ft/lbs. for inner while rotating wheel. Then backoff enough to free up wheel. Install lockring. Install outer nut and torque to 160 ft/lbs.

 

[backcountry]

This gets confusing. /forums/images/graemlins/dunno.gif

I have been told 35 ft. lbs. for the inners and 50 ft. lbs. for the outers. I have also been told 50 ft. lbs. inners and outers.

In both cases backing the inners 1/4 turn off after reaching touque spec's.

Any more ideas? /forums/images/graemlins/dunno.gif

 

[backcountry]

BTW, I have a Dana 44 in a 1973 Chevy K/10 Pickup. /forums/images/graemlins/1zhelp.gif

 

[spearchucker]

That's straight from the GM service manual. /forums/images/graemlins/deal.gif
The inners can have different torque values depending on if you have manual hubs (50 ft/lbs) or auto hubs (35 ft/lbs). Outer is 160 ft/lbs minimum.

 

[Big Red]

ummm, yeah, if u have the ten bolt...i torqued my inners to 50lb-ft...and the outers also to 50lb-ft. then backed off a 1/4 turn. didn't see anywhere in the manual that the outer should be torqued to 160lb-ft. i have the auto hubs. been running like that for a while now and no noises. maybe the 160 is for hd stuff?