Wheel Bearing: Testing and Inspection
WHEEL BEARING PLAY1. Raise vehicle and support it with safety stand.
2. Loosen and remove four wheel nuts.
3. Remove wheel and tire.
4. Loosen a locknut and two disk plate screws.
5. Remove brake caliper assembly and disk plate.
Fig. 1 Wheel Bearing Adjustment:
6. Install a dial indicator on wheel hub, and push and pull hub to measure bearing play.
Maximum wheel bearing play: 0.002 inch (0.05 mm)
7. Install brake caliper assembly and disk plate.
8. Tighten a locknut and two disk plate screws.
Tightening torque:
Locknut: 154 - 205 ft. lbs. (210 - 279 Nm, 21.4 - 28.5 kg.m)
Rotor screw: 7 - 11 ft. lbs. (9.8 - 15 Nm, 1.0 - 1.6 kg.m)
9. Install wheel and tire.
10. Tighten four nuts.
Tightening torque: 65 - 87 ft. lbs. (88 - 118 Nm, 9.0 - 12.0 kg.m)
11. Lower vehicle.