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nismo2004:
according to haynes manual, they need to me torgued to 65nm then slacken off then re touque to 3nm.
i dont have a socket to fit just a box spanner so have to do it by feel,

solihull-mick:
Thats not how i set wheel bearings, ive fitted over 250 sets in 4 years according to my stocks, never had one come loose  :doh:

nismo2004:
will be keepinh a close eye on them, not sure if im having trouble due to the supension and body lift and the 265/75/16 tyres.

did wonder if they was to much for the bearings

SteveGoodz:

--- Quote from: solihull-mick on May 05, 2010, 20:43:58 ---Thats not how i set wheel bearings, ive fitted over 250 sets in 4 years according to my stocks, never had one come loose  :doh:

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Mick,

I'm sure that most people don't follow the torque/slacken/re-torque process but in purely engineering terms it is the correct way to set taper bearings. Considering the method of locking up the nuts in the hubs it's not surprising you've never had one come loose  :D

Range Rover Blues:
I don't know how Mick sets them (though he does know what he's doing)n but my Haynes says you set them by Backlash or endfloat on the stub axle.  That of course is for the RRC and I suspect the endfloat is far less on later cars.

I suspect that if you set them by torque then it's only suitable for new bearings, taper rollers need a tiny amount of free play or they break up (ask me how I know ;)).

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