MeanMark87
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I'm looking for some clarification on the torque specs for the spindle nuts on my B2. There's the inner spindle/bearing nut, then a lock washer and then the outer nut. I need to know the torque specs for these two nuts and any special tightening sequence info. The writeup in the tech library says 35-45 foot pounds but doesn't specify which nut that's for....and for that matter, that doesn't seem like a hell of a lot of torque for that outer nut, considering on most other vehicles I know of, the nuts should be pretty damn tight. I think the spec for full size broncos is like 180 ft. lbs. for the outer nut.
This article:
http://www.broncoii.org/techpages/automanualhubs/index.html
says (for a D35) to tighten the inner nut to barely anything (16 inch pounds) and the outer one to 125. I know that you're generally supposed to tighten the inner nut and then back off a bit to sort of pre-load the bearing, but I don't know the exact numbers for my truck. Any info would be appreciated.
This article:
http://www.broncoii.org/techpages/automanualhubs/index.html
says (for a D35) to tighten the inner nut to barely anything (16 inch pounds) and the outer one to 125. I know that you're generally supposed to tighten the inner nut and then back off a bit to sort of pre-load the bearing, but I don't know the exact numbers for my truck. Any info would be appreciated.