David
Hi Can any one refresh my tied brain and remind me which side left and right hand hub nuts should be fitted? Should they resist the force of forward
rotation or the drag caused by it?
Also does anyone really torque these nuts to the Haynes spec. 320Nm front and 270Nm back, i guess you should to preload the taper rollers, but my
wrench is no way big enough.
tighten them in the direction they rotate when the car is moving forwards IIRC
Clockwise tightening on drivers side.
David
thanks for the rapid reply.
any suggestions on the torque problem, other than get a bigger wrench!
The way i always remember on the sierra rear is tighten towards the front of the car.
As for the torque,mine are not tightened up to the recomended poundage,if i did the wheels wouldnt turn.
I've met a few other builders that have the same problem.
hey nice garage
[Edited on 8/12/05 by bob]
Just a quick point...........................
this torque figure does not preload the bearings........if it did they would be in pieces!!!
It clamps the hub outer against the step on the hub inner. The machining tolerance of the hub is what sets the bearing preload on these hubs.
To be technical...............the high torque is required because the thread is a huge diameter and there is a limit to how fine it can be made (which
would lower the required torque setting).
The thread is a huge diameter because Ford designed in a good degree of safety in the "keeping the wheels attached to the car"
department.
The latter requirement sets the former, with the consequence that you and I, the aftermarket users, need to jump up and down a lot on a scaffold bar
in order to torque them up.
In the real world, do them as tight as you can with a 1m breaker bar and your bodyweight, and with a new nyloc them will not come undone.
quote:
Originally posted by bob
The way i always remember on the sierra rear is tighten towards the front of the car.
As for the torque,mine are not tightened up to the recomended poundage,if i did the wheels wouldnt turn.
I've met a few other builders that have the same problem.
hey nice garage
[Edited on 8/12/05 by bob]
Thanks for the sound advice.
quote:
Originally posted by NS Dev
If you didn't tighten them fully because the wheels stopped turning, read my previous post for goodness sake!!:mad
the torque has NO FRIGGING THING to do with the turning torque of the wheel bearing
will just apologise for my abruptness in the replies above......I had a few drinks last night before coming on here!! doh!!
Sorry!
No need to apologise,this particular thread just highlights why we should have a more comprehensive database.
The busier the site gets i find it harder myself to troll through the search system for the correct answers.
quote:
Originally posted by bob
No need to apologise,this particular thread just highlights why we should have a more comprehensive database.
The busier the site gets i find it harder myself to troll through the search system for the correct answers.