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Re: King Pin Shims? & Wheel Bearings?

To: pasgeirsson@juno.com (Paul A Asgeirsson), spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
Subject: Re: King Pin Shims? & Wheel Bearings?
From: Jeff Boatright <jboatri@emory.edu>
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1998 22:57:16 -0500 (EST)
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Reply-to: Jeff Boatright <jboatri@emory.edu>
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Paul,

But doesn't the manual call for 46 lb-ft torgue for the castle nut?

Jeff

 >Hi Listers,
>
>This may be a little late, but I would like to jump into the fray with my
>experience on wheel bearing spacers and shims...

snip

>
>By adjusting conventionally, I mean this way.  All parts and seals new.
>Assemble to the spindle, tighten the castle nut to about 20 pounds feet
>torque, spin the wheel several revolutions.  Then back off the nut about
>1/4 turn or to about 5 pounds feet torque.  Then put in a new cotter pin.
> You have at least two selections for the cotter pin.  Admittedly less
>than an educated nut system, but almost always enough to get it just
>right.
>

Jeffrey H. Boatright, PhD
Senior Editor, Molecular Vision
http://www.emory.edu/molvis
"Seeing the Future in a Very Tiny Way"



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