1988GTstang

is there only one per side? and other than the bearings n some grease is there anything else i will need to change them? im doing my brakes on saturday and want to replace them while the car is apart

rmodel65

there are 2, one inner and 1 outer

to correctly do the bearings your gonna need the tool to install the bearing races(autozone will loan you the tool for a fee and you get it all back when you return it)

also you need a beam type torque wrench to correctly set the torque as it is a rolling torque value and this can not be done correctly with a click type wrench

HACKGT350

you dont need to "torque" them like that. i just take a pair of channel locks and tighten them by hand so the wheel still spins freely. dont forget to pack the grease into the bearings before you put them in and that does not mean just smearing great around the bearing. you will also need grease seals one per rotor.

HACKGT350

oh one more thing, most of the new rotors made today already have the bearing race inside the rotor and there is no need for the special tool. when you get the rotors open them up to see.

Boss_Hotrod

Dont forget new cotter pins.

Bubba 95SN

Make sure you get bearing grease that is up to Ford high temperature specification.While spinning wheel tighten to 17-25 ft lbs. Loosen nut 1/2 turn. Final adjustment is 10-15 inch pounds or about as tight as you can get with your fingers. Most folks overtighten, this is proper proceedure.

rmodel65

that is not how you do that, OP your supposed to use a beam torque wrench to do it properly. if you dont seat by torquing and backing off your gonna reduce your bearings life greatly

im not sure if Bubba specs are correct off the top of my head but they sound like it

HACKGT350

thanks but i know what im talking about i do the same type of brakes on all our e150 250 and 350 vans at work most of which have over 250k miles and every one of them with original bearings has been tightened by hand not with turning tq specs

rmodel65

so if they are original you didnt seat the bearings did you........

HACKGT350

what do you mean seat the bearing?