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wheel bearing torque spec?

Old Mar 17, 2009 | 11:34 AM
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wheel bearing torque spec?

Hey all. I just bought a new front wheel bearing hub last night. Im looking for the torque spec on the center hub nut.
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Old Mar 17, 2009 | 01:17 PM
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Im reading around 175 ft lbs on other sources online. Anyone back me up on this?
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Old Mar 17, 2009 | 03:06 PM
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just called the dealer.....they said 180 ft lbs on the center nut on the spindle so I guess I was right.
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Old Mar 18, 2009 | 08:32 AM
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From what I understand, it's about 50 million ft.lbs. 180ft.lbs. is what the manual says, though....
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Old Mar 18, 2009 | 10:00 AM
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When I replaced my front hub nut, I had to use a 3 ft cheater bar to get it torqued down.
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