SSANGYONG Kyron Repair Manual page 339

Inspection
Wheel Bearing End Play
1. Release the parking brake.
2. Raise the rear wheel.
3. Check if the wheel bearing end play exists while rock-
ing the wheel.
4. If the end play is excessive, retighten the castle nut.
5. If the end play still exists, replace the wheel bearing.
Wheel Bearing Preload
1. Release the parking brake.
2. Raise the rear wheel and rotate it several times.
3. Remove the tire.
4. Hook a spring gauge on a hub bolt and pull it. Read the
scale on the gauge at the point when the drum starts to
move. It is preload.
5. Check if the preload is within the specified range.
Specified value
6. If the measured preload is out of the specified range,
retighten the castle nut to the specified torque.
7. If the trouble still exists, replace the wheel bearing with
a new one.
CHANGED BY
EFFECTIVE DATE
AFFECTED VIN
1.4 ~ 4.3 kg.cm
35
4520
SUSPENSION
KYRON SM - 2005.09