bbbngowc

I took my stang to get a wheel alignment and the guy told me he couldn't complete the alignment because I need to get my wheel bearings adjusted. I didn't even know they could be adjusted.

projectresto83

Some guy is an idiot. The only thing you can do is torque them correctly as far as I know. Where did you go?

goathead75

WTF? Maybe he meant muffler bearings. Wherever you brought your car you need to not bring it there again, like ever. Did he mean they needed to be repacked?

ALMOST STOCK

This is now Ford explains adjusting the front wheel bearing FWIW.


If the wheel is excessively loose on the spindle or does not rotate freely, adjust the front wheel bearings as follows:

1. Raise vehicle on a hoist until tire clears the floor. Refer to «Section 00-02».

2. Remove wheel cover. Remove grease cap from hub.

3. Wipe excess grease from the end of the spindle. Remove the cotter pin and nut retainer. Discard cotter pin.

4. Loosen adjusting nut three turns. Rock wheel, hub, and rotor assembly in and out several times to push the shoe and linings away from the rotor.

5. While rotating the wheel, hub, and rotor assembly in a counterclockwise direction, tighten the adjusting nut to 23-34 N-m (17-25 lb-ft) to seat the bearings.

6. Loosen the adjusting nut one-half turn, then retighten to 1.1-3.2 N-m (10-28 lb-in), using an in-lb torque wrench.

7. Place the nut retainer on the adjusting nut, so the castellation on the retainer are in-line with the cotter pin hole in the spindle.

8. Install a new cotter pin, and bend the ends around the castellated flange of the nut retainer.

9. Check front wheel rotation. If the wheel rotates properly, install the grease cap and wheel cover. If rotation is noisy or rough, follow procedures outlined under Replacement and Lubrication.

10. Before driving the vehicle, pump the brake pedal several times to restore normal brake pedal travel.

mjr46

unless there was a huge amount of play in the bearings, it shouldn't really affect the alignment that bad if at all

rmodel65

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Boss_Hotrod

When I redid mine I didnt use a in-lb wrench. I used a half drive ratchet and back the nut off half a turn then tightened it back down while spinning the rotor until I could feel no play in the rotor. Then I made sure the rotor spun freely with little to no drag. This way is more by feel. If you have never done it I suggest getting a in-lb torque wrench.