Wheel Bearing Torque

rustycowll69 said

I agree with SGBarracuda. I tighten while spinning and rocking the drum/rotor until the rocking just dissappears. I believe the final torque should be around 12in #'s. You can imagine a 1# force on the end of a 12" long pair of Channellocks, so not very much.

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This reasonably smart friend of mine MISread the torque spec and tightened his to 120 FOOT lbs. He burned up the bearings and blamed it on cheap Chinese parts. He bitched and complained to the parts supplier and got another set....Then he did the same thing again. I asked him after hearing about the second set that went bad...."Hey, what the heck are you torquing these to???"
"I did what the book said....120ft/lbs!"
Uhhh....I think I found the problem" I said as i had a FSM open...."120 INCH pounds, man !"