Chevrolet 10 Series 1970 Service Manual page 175

values must be used as sp ecified during r e a s ­
sem bly to assure p ro p e r retention o f this part.
14. In sta ll new grea se reta in er gasket and reta in er.
W heel Hub Components—Assembly
a. A ssem b le outer wheel bearing cup into wheel hub
with J-6368 and d r iv e r J-8092.
b. A ssem b le inner wheel b earin g cup into wheel hub
with J-23448 and d r iv e r J-8092.
cavity between cups with wheel bearin g g rea se.
c. Pack w heel b earing
cone into cup.
d. In stall new o il seal.
15. Install hub and outer wheel bearin g cone to spindle.
Torque inner adjusting nut with sp ecia l T o o l J-6893
with torque adapter J-23446 to 50 ft. lbs. to seat
bearin gs. Back o ff inner adjusting nut and retighten
to 30-40 ft. lbs. w hile hub is being rotated.
16. Back o ff inner lock nut 90° (1/4 turn). A ssem ble
lockw asher by turning nut to n earest hole o f the
lockw asher. Tighten outer lock nut to 50 ft. lbs.
minimum.
NOTE: T h is outer locknut to spindle fastener
is an im portant attaching part in that it could
affec t the p erform a n ce of v ita l components and
system s, and/or could resu lt in m ajor rep a ir
expense. It must be replaced with one o f the
F u lly pack hub
cone with gre a s e. Insert
sam e p art number o r with an equivalent p a rt if
replacem ent becom es n ecessa ry. Do not use a
replacem ent p art o f le s s e r quality o r substitute
design. Torque values must be used as sp ecified
during rea ssem b ly to assure p ro p er retention of
this part.
NOTE: F inal bearing adjusting should be from
.001" to .010" end play.
Free W heeling Hub
R e fe r to K10 o r K20 F r e e W heeling Hub-Installation,
(4 -w h eel d riv e units with a fr e e w heeling hub assem bly)
fo r balance of assem bly p roced u re.
17. A ssem b le p ressu re plate and p ressu re spring. L a rge
end o f c o il spring is to be towards p ressu re plate.
18. A ssem b le d riv e g ea r and snap ring.
19. To obtain clearance to assem ble the snap rin g in the
gro ove o f the shaft, pull on b o lt until the shaft is a ll
the way out. A ssem b le
tim e push in on d rive gear.
20. A ssem b le hub cap.
NOTE: R e fe r to F ront A x le A sse m b ly -In s ta l-
lation fo r i n s t a l l i n g
T oe-In . Adjustm ents can be made by loosening
the clam ps on the rod. A fte r p rop er adjustment
is made, retighten tie rod clam ps to 35 ft. lbs.
L o w er ve h icle on hoist.
FRONT SUSPENSION 3-27
snap ring and at the same
axle into v eh icle. Set
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