Dana 44 wheel bearing question

[recoiljunky]

How tight are you supposed to tighten the nut that holds in the wheel bearing on a Dana 44 front end?

I'm no mechanic, but while cleaning the rust out of my front hubs I noticed that the nut that holds in the wheel bearing was loose...really loose. Not even finger tight.

I've got the socket thing that you're supposed to use to tighten it down. Do I need to torque it to a specific value or just give it a grunt.

Thanks.

 

[Devin]

You need to torque it to a specific value. I am pulling these from memory, so you should check a Haynes manual or a shop manual or something.

Torque the inner retaining nut to 50 ft-lbs while spinning the rotor. Then, back the nut off about 1/4 turn. Put the washer in place. Then, put the locking nut in place and torque to 100 ft-lbs.

 

[needabronco]

I stole this from one of the disk conversion links. This is what I did.

Tighten the bearing adjusting nut (inner spindle nut) to 50 ft-lb while rotating the wheel back and forth to seat the bearing.
2. Back off the adjusting nut approximately 90 degrees.
3. Assemble the lock ring by turning the nut to the nearest notch for dowel pin installation.
4. Install the outer lock nut and tighten to 80-100 ft-lb. Final end play of the wheel on the spindle should be 0.001 to 0.010 inch.

I guess I type slow...

 

[recoiljunky]

Great, thanks!