F53 Brakes
Anyone do their own brakes? I have a 2003 Southwind, F53 chassis with 19.5" tires. I do the brakes on my cars and trucks but have never attempted to do a motorhome. Besides being bigger, what else sho...
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Fleetwood 99 your right I stand corrected it's not 79 lb/ft it's 85 lb/ft. The following is from the Ford Motor co. 2001 workshop manual. #3.While rotating the wheel , tighten the adjusting nut to specifications as illustrated (114Nm (85 lb/ft) ) to seat the bearings. #4 Back off the adjusting nut until loose. #5. Finger- tighten the adjusting nut. Final bearing adjustment end play must be within the specifications as illustrated (0.000-0.125 NM / 0.000-0,005in.) The final adjustment must not result in a preloaded bearing. #6 If cotter pin hole lines up with slot in nut, insert and secure the new cotter pin. If it does not, advance the adjusting nut to align a slot with the first available cotter pin hole. Insert and secure a new cotter pin. #7 Install the gasket and hub cap.
