I have converted the front wheel bearings from standard ball
bearings to roller bearings in my 57 GMC half ton. I know
that the roller bearings do not require as much load from the
spindle nut as the ball bearings do, but I do not know what
the proper load is.
I read that the proper way to set up roller bearings is to
tighten the nut to a high value (say 30-40 foot pounds) while
rotating the tire by hand to "seat" the bearing and then
backing off the nut to a low value. One article said that the
low value was in the 20-25 INCH POUND range. This seems very
light to me.
Anyone out there have this information? Maybe service manuals
on later model cars/trucks that used tapered roller bearings
would be a good source.
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