Byron,
Initial torque on the rear hub nut is 43 ft/lbs to seat the bearing, then back off to hand tight and measure the pre-load just like you did for the front. I believe the setting is the same; 8-16 lbs on the spring scale.
At the risk of being called a butcher again, I used the brass drift to seat the rear wheel bearings. The hub nut has the 3 holes and it has 2 protruding dowels. You can get enough purchase on these dowels to turn the hub nut. If you remember the "feel" of the front wheel bearings then you can also do the rears by feel. I was happier after borrowing C-Dan's SST but I felt OK doing the rears by feel the first time. I had already done the front pre-load 3 or 4 times as (unintended) practice.
You'll have the same routine with the rear cone washers. Torque is the same (~20 ft/lbs IIRC)
Get the 43422-60040 x 2 gaskets. Use HD wheel bearing grease; I prefer synthetics but any good grease designed for high speed use is OK.
Note: There are 2 phillips head screws that lock the hub nut into position. Take care with these screws. Use a *good* phillips screwdriver to loosen and tighten. Use your best screw removal techniques (impact screwdriver if you have one.) Robbie recently posted some good tips on removing these screws.
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Msg #46092
From: "Robbie Antonson" <tech@s...>
Date: Thu May 29, 2003 12:44 pm
Subject: Re: [80] Need rear axle assistance ASAP
I do doubt that any of the dealers near you will have the screw, it is real special. As for what you can do to get it out, these are a couple of trick I have used. Small vise grips most of the time will loosen it, or a hammer and hole punch with a very sharp tip---- use it on the out side edge of the head, this always works. As for putting it back, usually you can use the screw driver to put it in, just not real tight. I usually do not use a screw driver, but use a #2 phillps on a 3/8 drive ratchet. I usually tap hard (meaning hard tap not beating it) on the 3/8 drive side to loosen the screw a bit first. Hope all
goes well,
Robbie Antonson
94 FZJ 80
still tinkering
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