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    Anyone recall the exact spindle nut and hub cover torque specs?

    Oh and the reason for the large torque variation of 10-20 is to allow a way to get the pins on the nut to align with the splined gear. I tackle this by torquing to 12, checking and increasing torque till the pin aligned, not exceeding 20. Good luck and have fun. Working on these trucks is...
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    Anyone recall the exact spindle nut and hub cover torque specs?

    Make sure you spin the hub as you tighten too. Also I go to 50 and back off a few times. This ensures everything is seated correctly. Learned this while doing many many trailer hubs, if I only torqued heavy once occasionally everything wouldn’t seat correctly leading to it loosinging up down...
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