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Axle Nut





Install hub nut. Turn to the place where there is a chamfer in the tapped hole to the outer side, then attach the nut by using front hub nut wrench J-36827.





Preload Adjustment:
- Tighten the hub nut to 29 Nm (22 ft. lbs.), then fully loosen the nut.
- Tighten the hub nut to the value given below, using a spring scale on the wheel pin.

New bearing and New oil seal
- Bearing Preload: 20 - 25 N (4.4 lbs. -5.5 lbs.,)

Used bearing and New oil seal
- Bearing Preload: 12 - 18 N (2.6 lbs. - 4.0 lbs.)

If the measured bearing preload is outside the specifications, adjust it by loosening or tightening the bearing nut.