front wheel preload ?

looking for advice on torque setting for front wheel bearing preload...... ?

 

Are they ball or roller? and put away your torque wrench. Normal Norman

 

roller ok i put the torque wrench down

 

i was taught bottom the nut out and turn back nut a quarter flank.

 

It's kind of hard to explain touch....I was taught to snug the nut to where it "feels" sort of tight, then back the nut off to the closest space on the castle nut where the cotter pin slips into the hole in the spindle. Install cotter pin and bend ends as before.

 

Thanks fordguy, That is right for ball bearings. Roller bearings you turn the nut in to 0 lash and back off to the first hole you can drop the cotter pin in. Its sorta a matter of feel, you get real good at it after you've done a few. Normal Norman

 

Thats the way i adjust rollers as well .Doesnt matter what there on ,car ,truck ,trailer ,etc.Never had a problem like this .Like he said after you have done a few you can feel when there right .In case your not familuar ,"Zero Lash" is gunna be the point just before where you can feel a very tiny bit of resistance on the hub spinning.Thats where the "feel" part comes in from expierence ...

 

I was taught to snug the nut down with a wrench (to seat everything), back it off, tighten it finger tight and pin it.
Larry T

 

if new parts reck after roadtest...........

 

yaso i was thinkin kinda like larry t ...to "seat" new rollers

 

Kinda like asking someone how to pick up women.Lots of right answers to the same question ,but i know what works for me as i have proly repacked and adjusted more wheel bearings both balltype and roller than would fit in a Walmart parking lot .My method hasnt failed me yet ...

 

Like my Dad told me," Those arent compression bearings, son".
Light firm hand. Like cuttin a peach.

 

And on ball bearings, I ALWAYS check them after a test drive. I don't believe I've ever had a set that didn't loosen up some on the first test drive.
Larry T

 

19 lbs rotating on the torque wrench. Back off till nut is free. finger tight plus to first hole. for rollers.
5 lbs for ball, back to first hole.
40 years without a failure.
If doing a 8" bore roller, using the spindle nut tool, roll the tire with the tool engaged. Tighten till the tire just eases back when stopping after being spun. If using a torque wrench, tighten to 300 ft lbs while rotating. Back to first lock notch.
For a 3' bore, shim retainer plate to acheive a rotating torque of 475 ft lbs lubricated. Di***emble and pack bearing with 30 lbs bearing grease. re***emble using shims determined before.

 

My 55-59 Chevrolet Pick Up shop manual by Chevrolet states to jack up, remove front wheels. Tighten the spindle nut to 33 ft. lbs torque while rotating hub. On ball bearing models back off spindle nut until alignment with nearest hole in spindle is obtained, then install cotter pin.

 

Yes sir, you will never weld a bearing to a spindle if its a little loose.