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redz 1970 K5 · 10-05-2006, 07:40 PM

So my gears were installed yesterday, and I noticed today that the hubs were hot to the touch- I could only keep my hand on the hub for a second or two after about a 10 mile drive. They either put too much preload on the wheel bearings or did something wrong with the brakes.

I am going to take it all apart tonight, I went ahead and bought manual hubs to replace the auto hubs. I haven't bought a shop manual for this truck yet, so I was hoping someone could tell me the torque spec for the preload on the wheel bearings?!

Thanks in advance.

10-05-2006, 07:40 PM	#1
redz 1970 K5 OBS guy Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,060	Help! front 10-bolt wheel bearing preload torque spec? So my gears were installed yesterday, and I noticed today that the hubs were hot to the touch- I could only keep my hand on the hub for a second or two after about a 10 mile drive. They either put too much preload on the wheel bearings or did something wrong with the brakes. I am going to take it all apart tonight, I went ahead and bought manual hubs to replace the auto hubs. I haven't bought a shop manual for this truck yet, so I was hoping someone could tell me the torque spec for the preload on the wheel bearings?! Thanks in advance. __________________ 88 Suburban Goodies- Alpine, Auto Meter, BDS, Bilstein, B&M, BFG, Borgeson, Bushwhacker, Cowl hood, Flowmaster, Genuine Gear, Holley, Infinity, JVC, K&N, MB Wheels, MSD, Pioneer, Skyjacker, Sony, Thorley, Walker + more