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Originally Posted by Zaph42
After I installed the All Balls tapered bearing kit, I must admit that I cheated and used a clutch removal tool to tighten the nut to a manual estimation of torque. I've been using torque wrenches for half my life, so I think I'm pretty good at estimated torque.
If I were still torquing the OEM ball bearings I don't think I would cheat with a manual torque though. Balls and races are dented so easy in those. Tapered rollers take much more torque without damage.
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I've re-greased and replaced many tapered roller bearings on auto front wheels and never used a torque wrench. I never had a wheel fly off or a wheel bearing lock-up. Just tighten the adjusting nut down and back it off 1/4 turn. Easy.
Bill