Greatest fear finally reared its ugly head
In my 50+ years of owning and using an RV my fear raised its ugly head. We left a camp ground in the Mountains of North Georgia and as I would go around really sharp curves I could see the wheels on ...
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Ron3rd wrote:
100% correct. You first torque the nut to 20 lbs while rotating the wheel. This "seats" the bearings and forces out excess grease. THEN you perform the next and most important step which calls for backing the nut off to the first cotter pin hole. This leaves your bearing slightly loose with ZERO pre-load on the bearing.
This is incorrect. Following these instructions you may still have up to 20 ft lbs of torque on the bearing.
You completely loosen the nut after the seating operation. Then you turn in the nut to finger tight. Lastly back off the nut to the first available cotter pin hole.
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