I have always gave the wheel a spin and tighten until
you make the wheel just come to a stop. then back off
the castle nut until the cotter pin hole lines up and
your good to go.
Rocky
--- Thomas Ringlein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I know this is not strictly Chevelle related, but it
can also
I know this is not strictly Chevelle related, but it can also apply. so here
goes.
How tight should I tighten the castle nut on freshly packed bearings? I
have my new trailer built, and the directions say tighten snugly. That
makes no sense to me - there has to be a better way to describe how
Thomas check your chevelle maintenance manual for torque on the chevlle
spindles. Trailer will be similar. As I recall, tighten them to (for
example) 12-15 ft lbs (inch pounds??) . Then Back off the nut just
enough so you can insert the cotter key. You want to apply enough torque to
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