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Date:         Wed, 19 Jan 2011 19:47:37 -0500
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Front Wheel Bearing Adjustment (searched)
Comments: To: neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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At 10:06 AM 1/19/2011, neil n wrote:
>What is the most fool proof method for acheiving the correct torque on
>nut after preload?


Do precisely what they tell you in Bentley.  Once you've achieved the
correct preload (can shift the washer with your screwdriver tip
without using it as a lever) you peen the nut in place exactly where
it is right there.  You have to use an unused spot to peen, so you
get to use the nut maybe 3-4 times before you need a new one.


That's why it's a peen nut and not a castle nut -- tiny fractions of
a turn matter.


Yours,
David
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