Specifications

Brakes Datsun
FRONT WHEEL
BEARING
ADJUSTMENT
After brake
service
or If looseness
eXists
the front
wheel
beanng
needs
adJustment Improperly adJusted
wheel
beanngs
cause abnormal
wear and
may
score the
beanngs
and
knuckle
spmdle
While
adJustmg
wheel
beanngs
IS an
easy Job
you
Will need
two tools
a
torque
wrench
and a
spnng
scale
Have
these tools
ready
before
you
start
the
Job
It
Will also take
about three hours
to
adJust
both front
wheel
beanngs
NOTE To assure correct
beanng
preload
and extend
service
hfe of
wheel
beanngs
don t let
dirt or
other
foreign
matter
get
mto
beanngs grease
seal or
spmdle
nut
1
Raise and
support
the
car on
safety
stands at
the Side member Re
move the wheel
hub
cover
brake
pads
and cotter
pm
2
Tighten
the
spmdle
nut
to
specifi
cation us
109
a SUI table
torque
wrench
Fig
115
Fig
115
Tightemng spindle
110
Tlghtemng torques
Model B210 30 35 N m 2225
ft Ibs
Models
610 710 25 30 N m
18 22
ft lbs
3 Rotate wheel hub a few turns
10
both dlrecl10ns to
seat wheel bear
109
properly
Then
rel1ghten
to the
above
torque
4
Loosen
spmdle
nut
1 4
tum
in
stall
adJustmg cap
and
tIghten
snug
until
grooves
are
aligned
With hole 10
spmdle
5 Rotate wheel
hub
several
turns 10
both
drrectlOns to see If It rotates
freely
Then measure
beanng pre
load
usmg
a
sprmg
balance as fol
lows
Fig
116
Fig
116
Measuring
bearing
preload
NOTE
Attach a
spnng
scale to a
hub bolt and
pull
It at
nght angles
to a hne drawn
through
center of
the
beanng
and
hubbolt to which It
IS attached
Also there should not
be
any
shaft end
play