yungupgrade Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Replacing my front wheel hub/bearing and I all the information on google was for the 2wd bearing torque specs at 175 ft-lbs. Is it the same for 4x4? Also is there a specific oil grade I should be using for the spindle to lubricate it when the bearing is finally on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howeitsdone Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 175 ft-lbs is for 4WD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 On 1/14/2023 at 2:40 PM, yungupgrade said: Replacing my front wheel hub/bearing and I all the information on google was for the 2wd bearing torque specs at 175 ft-lbs. Is it the same for 4x4? Also is there a specific oil grade I should be using for the spindle to lubricate it when the bearing is finally on? Do you have 2WD or 4WD? The 4WD front hubs don't have a spindle, they use a hub assembly with captive bearings. Some years the 2WD used the same hub/bearing assembly, with a dummy stub shaft. The earlier year 2WD MJs used a conventional front spindle with greasable wheel bearings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yungupgrade Posted January 17 Author Share Posted January 17 2 hours ago, Eagle said: Do you have 2WD or 4WD? The 4WD front hubs don't have a spindle, they use a hub assembly with captive bearings. Some years the 2WD used the same hub/bearing assembly, with a dummy stub shaft. The earlier year 2WD MJs used a conventional front spindle with greasable wheel bearings. I have an 88 4x4. The bearings bolts I put in I torqued down to 75 ft lbs each. I torqued the axle nut (i think that's what its called?) to 175 ft lbs and placed what looked like a castle-nut shaped retaining cover and cotter pin into their previous positions. It drove around with no issue. Do I need to go back and tighten it further? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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