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> The standard country garage way to tighten front wheel bearing nuts, which
> I have been using for years in a number of different cars without any
> problems, is to tighten toe nut by hand until you start to feel a little
> tightness. Then get the appropriate sized wrench and snug it up (not much
> more than by hand, but it does tighten the bearing and remove a little
> extra slack). Then back the nut off to the next position for inserting the
> split pin. That's all there is to it.....my Healey and Alpine are many year
> testaments to this procedure.
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I agree with the above. 15-20 ft-lbs of torque sounds very high to
me. I'd go maybe 5 lbs to snug everything up, then back off a flat.
Roland
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