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Installation & Adjustment (With Manual Locking Hubs)

  1. If bearings are replaced, drive new races into hub. Lubricate bearings with lithium base multipurpose wheel bearing grease. Install inner bearing and seal into hub. Install hub and rotor assembly on spindle. Install outer bearing and adjusting nut. Tighten adjusting nut to 35 ft. lbs. (47 N.m) while turning hub back and forth to seat bearings.
  2. Spin hub and back off adjusting nut 1/4 turn (90 degrees). Install lock washer on spindle. Mount lock washer over pin on adjusting nut, turning nut slightly if necessary to align pin. Install and tighten outer lock nut to 150 ft. lbs. (203 N.m) using spanner lock nut wrench.
  3. Install axle shaft spacer. Install snap ring on end of spindle. Install manual hub assembly. Install retaining washers, wheel and tire. Check hub and rotor assembly end play. End play should be 0-.003" (0-.08 mm). To complete installation, reverse removal procedure.