The Bricklin manual has something different. It says to install the bearings,
tighten to 20-25 ft-lbs while turning the hub to seat the bearings. Then back
off about 1/3 of a turn and tighten the bolt to 2-10 inch lbs. (inch!). So
that works too.
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> On May 16, 2016, at 10:46 AM, John T. Blair <jblair1948@cox.net> wrote:
>
> At 05:46 PM 5/15/2016, sven koch wrote:
>
>> the 4 screws of the mounting plate for the front wheel. Getting
everything
>> together was not a big challenge, but now my question is how to
> tight/ adjust the
>> wheel bearing.
>
> Sven,
>
> Quoting from the Chilton's AMC manual,
>
> "Place the hub assembly onto the spindle and install the inner
> lockring and outer bearing. Install the wheel bearing nut and torque
> it to 50 Ft Lb, while turning the wheel back and forth to seat the
> bearings. Back off the nut about 1/4 turn (90deg) max."
>
> John
>
>
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