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Axle Nut




1. Remove the cotter pin.
- Tighten the hub nut to 16 Nm (12 ft. lbs.), while turnings the wheel forward by hand. This will seat the bearings.

IMPORTANT: Do not back the nut off more than 1/2 flat.

2. Adjust the nut to a finger tight position by hand. Then, back the nut off until the hole in the spindle aligns with a slot in the nut.
3. Install a new cotter pin.
3.1. Make sure the cotter pin ends do not interfere with the cap. Bend the ends of the cotter pin against the nut. Cut off any extra pin length.
3.2. Measure the endplay.
Proper endplay is 0.03-0.13 mm (0.001-0.005 inch).
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