Installation & Adjustment (Model 44 & 50 Auto Locking Hubs)
- If bearings are replaced, drive new races into hub. Install inner bearing and seal into hub. Install hub on spindle. Install outer bearing and adjusting nut.
- Tighten adjusting nut to 50 ft. lbs. (68 N.m) while turning hub back and forth to seat bearings. Back off adjusting nut and retighten to 31-39 ft. lbs. (42-53 N.m). Rotate hub and back off adjusting nut 135-150 degrees. Put lock washer and lock nut on spindle.
- Using Spanner Lock Nut Wrench (D85T-1197-A), tighten lock nut to 160-205 ft. lbs. (217-278 N.m). Check that end play of hub assembly is .001-.009" (.02-.25 mm).
Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.