You don't need torque...you need new bearings.[740-760/89]

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You don't need torque...you need new bearings.[740-760/89] posted by johnb on
Thursday, 23 July 1998, at 6:40 a.m.

If you can feel flat spots they're toast. Probably dented the races too.
Probably galled/brinneled too.

You can have new races (come with the bearings) installed at the dealer or any shop but I've simply tapped them in with a block of wood and a hammer (knock the old ones out with a brass or pin drift).

Generally, with tapered bearings, you grease them and torque the nut to 25 ft lbs or so while turning the hub and then BACK off the nut to the nearest hole the cotter key fits. Don't forget to use a synthetic high temperature bearing lube and a NEW grease seal on the hub. Clean off the spindle, etc.

However, on ball bearings, it varies. The dealer or a mechanic at an independent shop (could always go to a library or local Auto-Zone or TRAK auto has manuals too) may tell you the torquing procedure.

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