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Adjustment of wheel bearing preload





1. Insert the two wheel bearings and removed spacer into the steering knuckle and attach the SST.
2. Secure the bottom of the SST.





3. Tighten the nut of the SST to the specified torque.
Tightening torque: 116 - 173 ft. lbs. (157 - 235 Nm, 16 - 24 kg-m)

Caution: When tightening, tighten it with 49 Nm (5 kg-m, 36 ft. lbs.) step by step to prevent applying the excessive preload.

4. Rotate the steering knuckle to seat the wheel bearings.





5. Measure the wheel bearing preload with the SST and a pull scale.
Wheel bearing preload:
2.17 - 10.41 inch lbs. (0.25 - 1.17 Nm, 2.5 - 12 kg-cm) 0.55 - 2.64 lbs. (2.5 - 11.7 N, 0.25 - 1.2 kg) (pull scale reading)





6. If the preload is not within the specification, select the proper spacer from the table to adjust it.
Notice: Increase the spacer thickness to reduce the preload and decrease it to increase the preload when a spacer is changed by 1 rank, the preload changes 0.2 to 0.4 Nm (2.0 - 4.0 kg-cm, 1.7 - 3.5 inch lbs.) The rank marking is stamped on the outer periphery of the spacer.





7. Remove the SST.
Wheel bearing (outer & inner), oil seal (outer), and spacer

Notice: Completely fill the shaded area shown in the figure with a lithium grease.