Thomas check your chevelle maintenance manual for torque on the chevlle spindles. Trailer will be similar. As I recall, tighten them to (for example) 12-15 ft lbs (inch pounds??????) . Then Back off the nut just enough so you can insert the cotter key. You want to apply enough torque to seat the bearing but then back off so that the wheel can spin smoothly.
On 4/11/07, Thomas Ringlein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I know this is not strictly Chevelle related, but it can also apply… so here goes. How tight should I tighten the castle nut on freshly packed bearings? I have my new trailer built, and the directions say "tighten snugly." That makes no sense to me – there has to be a better way to describe how tight bearings should be tightened down. What do you all think? I would type more – but I am totally greasy and my wife is going to kill me when she sees the keyboard in the morning. T.J. Ringlein
-- Rick Schaefer 72 TPI El Camino
