Spindle nut torque wrench setting ?

[beijing_ken]

Hi All,

Can anyone out there in Sunbeamland please tell me the spindle nut torque wrench setting on a series 4 ?

I can't seem to find a listing ?

Thanks,

Ken

PS - I am mounting some Wilwood disc brakes today.

 

[Ken Ellis]

Pg. 17, WSM 124 says 15-20 lb ft to start the procedure. But then readings are taken for final adjustment, so it's not just torque-n-go.

(That is, if spindle nut is the one that keeps the hub bearings in the hub, and on the spindle...)

http://www.sunbeamalpine.org/downloads/WSM 124 SI-SIV Manual/9 Front Suspension (F).pdf

 

[beijing_ken]

Thanks Ken - great name by the way !! Ha Ha !!

I will look into getting the new hubs on after lunch !

Ken

 

[CRBASIN]

I just installed new wheel bearings. I thought the WSM said something like, '15-20 foot-pounds and then back off by 1 to 1 1/2 flats'. Did I make a mistake?

John

 

[Ken Ellis]

According to the manual, torque and tweak gets you thru the first paragraph. So you're almost there.

Paragraph 2 would like you to check the end float of the assembled hub and bearing, with a target of between .002 and .007 inches, as mentioned on pg. 22 of General Data, WSM 124 for the OP's SIV.

Up to you, ultimately. But it's not a hard measurement to make.

 

[George Coleman]

Don't make this harder than it needs to be!

 

[Bill Blue]

Don't make this harder than it needs to be!

Yeah. I have gotten by pretty good by tightening the nut until the wheel is obviously too tight, then back off until it spins freely. Shake the wheel to make sure there is no lateral movement. That is pretty much what the "book" method does.

Bill

 

[Ken Ellis]

Don't make this harder than it needs to be!

I have forwarded your concerns regarding the complexity of this procedure to Rootes Service Dept, the authors of the above service manual excerpt. I will update this thread the moment I receive their response.

(All kidding aside, this guy: http://www.sunbeamalpine.org/forum/showpost.php?p=176480&postcount=1 , may have had the opportunity to meet the actual author)

 

[65beam]

torque

Don't make this harder than it needs to be!

George,
consider all people and things involved.

 

[mikephillips]

I do it the same way Bill. Never had one I've put together in the last 40 some years fail yet.