Thread: wheel bearings
View Single Post
Old 07-04-2018, 05:03 PM   #13
34fordy
Senior Member
 
34fordy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Fort dodge, Iowa
Posts: 825
Default Re: wheel bearings

Quote:
Originally Posted by 1934 View Post
I didn't put new bearings in, just re-packed them with new axle grease. I torqued the rears to about 80 lbs. and the fronts just enough to get the up and down wobble out. The backs stay cool but not the fronts, the drums don't get hot, just the part where the bearings are. Is it normal for them to be a little hot, or should I try loosening them a bit?
Thanks, Doug.
Rears to about 80 lbs.?????????????--Is this a tapered axle hub nut? If so, maybe 150 lbs. more--
34fordy is offline   Reply With Quote