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Originally posted by new69owner
You should have torqued that nut to 10-12 ft-lbs to seat the bearings on the races in the hub, and then backed the nut off to the nearest slot to put the pin in. Your bearings might not have seated properly.
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That's what i'm thinking...loose hub.
However, by torquing to 10 - 12 foot pounds will net set the rear seal. You need to torque id town to where the wheel turns, but with alot of resistance, then loosen it, and THEN tighten it 10 - 12 ft/lb. That will get the proper preload. Even if you never removed the rear seal, this will help seat the bearings how they are supposed to be.
Ask me how I know.
(hint, it involves my hub turning blue and purple from my bearings disinigrating after a short speed spurt to 100+ in the middle of no where, and my truck staying there for 28 days after I finally found a way home almost 200 miles away)