Wheel Bearing Adjustment; Rotor/Hub And Wheel Bearing Service - Dodge D150 1990 Service Manual

Rear wheel drive ram truck
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FRONT SUSPENSION
Fig. 1 Dualirn
(3) I n s t a l l the lockwashers and the a t t a c h i n g cap-
screws. T i g h t e n the capscrews w i t h 41-54 N
#
m (30-40
ft-lbs) torque.
(4) I n s t a l l the axle shaft "snap" r i n g (Fig. 1).
(5) Position the shift knob on the base. A l i g n t h e
splines b y pushing i n w a r d on the shift knob a n d ro-
t a t i n g i t clockwise to "lock" i t in-place.
(6) I n s t a l l and t i g h t e n the three shift knob r e t a i n -
i n g screws.
WHEEL BEARING ADJUSTMENT
(1) Raise and support the vehicle.
(2) Remove t h e h u b cap. Use Tool C-4020 t o r e -
move the "snap" r i n g .
(3) Remove t h e flange nuts and t h e lockwashers.
Remove t h e drive flange and discard t h e gasket, or
( i f equipped) remove t h e locking hub. I f necessary,
refer
to t h e Dualmatic
locking
h u b removal/
disassembly procedure.
(4) Straighten the lock r i n g tangs and use Tool D D -
1241-JD (Fig. 2) to remove the outer locknut and the
lock r i n g .
(5)
Use Tool
DD-1241-JD a n d Tool
C-3952 t o
t i g h t e n t h e inner locknut w i t h 68 N*m (50 ft-lbs)
torque to seat the wheel bearings. Loosen the l o c k n u t
and t h e n re-tighten w i t h 41-54 N*m (30-40 ft-lbs)
torque w h i l e r o t a t i n g rotor/hub. Loosen t h e l o c k n u t
135° t o 150°.
(6) I n s t a l l t h e lock r i n g a n d t h e outer l o c k n u t .
T i g h t e n t h e locknut w i t h 88 N«m (65 ft-lbs) torque
m i n i m u m . Bend one lock r i n g t a n g over t h e i n n e r
l o c k n u t and one t a n g over the outer locknut.
(7) The wheel bearing adjustment should produce
an "end-play" of 0.001 to 0.010 inch (0.025 t o 0.254
m m ) .
ic Locking Hub
Fig. 2 Outer Locknut Removal/Installation
(8) I n s t a l l a replacement gasket o n the h u b . I n s t a l l
the drive flange,
t h e lockwashers
a n d t h e nuts.
T i g h t e n the n u t s w i t h 41 to 54 N«m (30 to 40 ft-lbs)
torque.
(9) Use Tool C-4020 to i n s t a l l t h e "snap" r i n g .
(10) I n s t a l l the h u b cap, or ( i f equipped) i n s t a l l the
D u a l m a t i c l o c k i n g h u b . I f necessary,
refer to t h e
D u a l m a t i c l o c k i n g h u b assembly/installation proce-
dure.
(11) Remove t h e supports, lower t h e vehicle a n d
test drive the vehicle.
R0T0R/HUB AND WHEEL BEARING SERVICE
REMOVAL/DISASSEMBL
Y
(1) Block the brake pedal i n the " u p " position.
(2) Raise and support the vehicle.
(3) Remove the applicable wheel/tire.
(4) Remove t h e brake caliper-to-adaptor hex-head
screw (Fig. 3).

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