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Wheel Bearing|Adjustments|Page 4879 > < Suspension Strut / Shock Absorber|Front|Page 4875
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Wheel Bearing: Adjustments

1.

Raise and support vehicle. Remove dust cover from hub. Remove wheel assembly, if necessary.

2.

Remove cotter pin and nut retainer.

3.

Back off adjusting nut 1 full turn.

Rear Wheel Bearing Assembly

4.

Torque adjusting nut to 17-25 ft lb while rotating drum assembly.

5.

Back off adjusting nut 1/2 turn, then retighten adjusting nut to 10-15 in lb. Position adjusting nut retainer over nut so slots are aligned with cotter
pin hole, then install cotter pin.

6.

Install dust cover and wheel assembly and lower vehicle to ground.

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