hi there,
just done a drumming rear wheel bearing, i looked on the net and found a site saying the torque setting was 290nm = 213.89 ft lbs!!!

anyway, my torque wrench only goes to 230nm. but by the feel of the hub nut, i think even that would be too much.

i've done it up to 130nm, the same amount-ish as the wheel nuts.

what do you guys think??

to make things worse, i can't find my haynes..lol

cheers
jake

[quote name='jakebullet64' post='551' date='Feb 2 2008, 09:45 PM']hi there,
just done a drumming rear wheel bearing, i looked on the net and found a site saying the torque setting was 290nm = 213.89 ft lbs!!!

anyway, my torque wrench only goes to 230nm. but by the feel of the hub nut, i think even that would be too much.

i've done it up to 130nm, the same amount-ish as the wheel nuts.

what do you guys think??

to make things worse, i can't find my haynes..lol

cheers
jake[/quote]

Hi,

The best thing to do with this is to tighten it up then turn it back one flat.

hi there.

thank you for the reply

Hi,
Your welcome. The escorts seem to go through quite a few wheel bearings for some reason but at least there quite easy to fix lol

H

I remember my escort days i went through wheel bearings.

Hi,

Ive had one shatter on me on a by pass and my wheel stayed on my trusty ford.

H