Wheel bearins? Help please

[bradleybishop10]

So i am changing my wheel bearings and ball joints(Lower).. today.. I also figured while i was there i will do my brakes. So this is quite the project and by far the biggest thing i have ever attempted.. So what will i need to do all of this? Any tips or hints or stuff to watch out for? I have the ball joints and am picking up the wheel bearings and brakes soon.. I would be very happy with step by step instructions I do have a book but i wanted to see what you guys had to say... and what tools will i need to get everything off? i heard something about a 23mm socket?

Thanks so much

 

[DSM nOOb]

You really shouldn't reuse axle nuts. The large amount of tq on the nut to weaken. In most shop manuals they even have different tq specs for new and used axle nuts the used obv being much lower. Most manuals do recommend using new ones tho.

 

[shredwin]

Rent/Buy

23mm Socket for balljoint

DSM_PWR I though it was a 22mm socket instead of a 23mm?
Im just throwin that in cause when I changed my lower control arm I used a 22mm wrench. but I used a wrench instead of a socket so idk if that matters since its only 1mm off

 

[Calan]

I have never heard that you can't reuse the nut? does anyone else have an opinion on this?

Well I just checked the FSM, and much to my surprise it does in fact show the nut to be reusable. I stand corrected.

Every other manual I've ever seen specifically says to not reuse axle nuts, since they function as a type of lock nut, and the threads are designed to be torqued once.

I think I'll still be replacing mine every now and then, just to be safe.

 

[ramsack]

yeah, especially maybe if you get cheaper rebuilt axles it wouldn't be wise to re-use them. could be lower quality metal than oem, who knows.

 

[bradleybishop10]

Well I just checked the FSM, and much to my surprise it does in fact show the nut to be reusable. I stand corrected.

Every other manual I've ever seen specifically says to not reuse axle nuts, since they function as a type of lock nut, and the threads are designed to be torqued once.

I think I'll still be replacing mine every now and then, just to be safe.

Yea i think that it would probably be a good idea to replace them as well ive just never heard of that. Anyone know off hand what they are susposed to be tq to?

 

[Calan]

On a 1G AWD it's 188 ft lbs max (to get the cotter pin holes aligned). I would think yours would be similar, but I'm not sure of that.

 

[bradleybishop10]

Well that might be interesting to obtain .. we will just have to see if i can get that much