Bronco II 4WD V6-171 2.8L (1985)
Installing Grease Seal (Typical)
3. Place the inner bearing in the inner cup and install the new grease seal. Be sure that the seal is fully seated.
4. Install the hub/rotor on the wheel spindle. Keep the hub centered on the spindle to prevent damage to the grease retainer or the spindle threads.
5. Place the outer bearing in the outer cup.
6. Install the wheel bearing adjustment nut.
7. While rotating the hub and rotor assembly, tighten the wheel bearing adjusting nut to 47 Nm (35 ft lb) to seat the bearings. Spin the rotor and back
off the nut one-quarter turn (90 degrees).
8. Retighten the adjusting nut to 1.8 Nm (16 in lb) using a torque wrench.
9. Align the closest lug/hole in the wheel bearing adjusting nut with the center of the spindle keyway slot. Advance the nut to the next lug/hole if
required. Install the separate locking key in the spindle keyway under the adjusting nut.
CAUTION: Extreme care must be taken when aligning the spindle nut adjustment lug with the center of the spindle keyway slot to prevent
damage to the separate locking key.
Cam Assembly Installation
10. Install the locknut needle bearing and thrust washer in the order of removal and push or press the cam assembly onto the locknut by lining up the
key in the fixed cam with the spindle keyway.
CAUTION: Extreme care must be taken when aligning the fixed cam key with the spindle keyway to prevent damage to the fixed cam.
11. Install the bearing thrust washer, needle thrust bearing and axle shaft spacer.
12. Clip the snap ring onto the end of the spindle.
