Posted by Dana in Ma on Sunday, June 05, 2005 at 11:42AM :
In Reply to: Re: Knuckle pre-load posted by Tim Holloway on Sunday, June 05, 2005 at 10:41AM :
Come on Tim, If I had a manual for every car or truck I worked on I'd need a library. My 1/2 ton manual doesn't spell out any specific pre-load all it says is seat the bearing caps until there is no up or down play, then remove the top bearing cap and remove a .005 shim which should give a perceptible drag felt when oscillating the knuckle. That's pretty vague if you ask me. How tight? 22-25 lbs of turning force at the bearing cap. thanks Bruce, course now I have to figure out how to measure that! I guess I'll just use the old not too tight not too loose method, it's not rocket science.
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