front spindle nut torque

I always take an adjustable wrench or channel locks and spin the drum in counter clockwise while tightening. Get it real good and tight once to seat the bearings, enough to stop the drum from spinning. Continue spinning the drum while you back the nut off two turns and then torque it just past tight or untill you start to feel a little rolling resistance on the drum.

When you finish, put the wheel on and torque the lugnuts, grab the top and bottom of the tire and wiggle it, if there is play, the spindle nut is too loose. BTW if you have stamped steel rims or any rim that will give hub access without removing the wheel, tighten the spindle nut with the wheel on the car to make life easy.