can someone please explaing this
when you repack bearings and you put hub back on i have heard you tighten down the nut to seat the bearings than loosen it, than retighten to finger tight is this the proper way.
Forum Discussion
Unless you have an Al-Ko axle like I do that requires you tightening the nut to 20 lbs using a torque wrench while spinning the wheel, then loosening the nut and re-tightening again to 7 lbs before inserting the cotter pin.
I find those instructions ridiculous and just do it like I learned fifty years ago, i.e., tighten down while spinning the tire till it feels right then backing off the nut, before finger tightening till I can insert the cotter pin. Like Vulcaneer said, "try to tilt the tire top and bottom to feel how much slop. should be just a very little. A little loose is always better than a little tight."
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
fty years ago, which is
I find those instructions ridiculous and just do it like I learned fifty years ago, i.e., tighten down while spinning the tire till it feels right then backing off the nut, before finger tightening till I can insert the cotter pin. Like Vulcaneer said, "try to tilt the tire top and bottom to feel how much slop. should be just a very little. A little loose is always better than a little tight."
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
fty years ago, which is
