Front wheel bearing 1966 C10 nut-torque spec?

[msg]

I am repacking the bearings on my 66 but it had been converted to disc brakes many years ago and I dont know for certain what year. I looked at the 1972 shop manual and looked for a spec or even how to repack the bearings and all and didnt see alot of info for the c10, there was some more details in the 4 wheel drive K series section though.

I watched the eric the car guy video on tapered wheel bearings and followed his instructions on that nut and that it should be loose not tight. At the 23 min timestamp he shows this. This seem right to you all on the C10?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccsbu2hT0MI

[msg]

Heres what I saw in the 72 manual for C10

[msg]

and heres what I did on the passenger side rotor

[PGSigns]

Did you pack the wheel bearing? I do not see much grease. Here is my way of doing it for the last 45 plus years. I pack the bearings. I use the method of a lump of grease in my hand and using a pressing motion work the grease into the back side of the cage till it pushes out the other side. I then put a heavy coat of grease in the race. (much more than you did) and starting with the inner bearing i put it in the hub and install the seal. Then place the hub on the spindle and slide on the outer bearing. Then the washer and the nut. I tighten the nut as I spin the hub till it gets a bit firm to turn (you will get a feel for it) and back it off till the cotter pin will go in. Bend the tabs and drive on the cap. It is a bit subjective and you can over do it this way but I was shown this method by my dad when I was about 14 and I'm 61. I don't think you can use to much grease but you can easily use to little. Grease is cheap.
Jimmy

[The Rocknrod]

Originally Posted by PGSigns

Did you pack the wheel bearing? I do not see much grease. Here is my way of doing it for the last 45 plus years. I pack the bearings. I use the method of a lump of grease in my hand and using a pressing motion work the grease into the back side of the cage till it pushes out the other side. I then put a heavy coat of grease in the race. (much more than you did) and starting with the inner bearing i put it in the hub and install the seal. Then place the hub on the spindle and slide on the outer bearing. Then the washer and the nut. I tighten the nut as I spin the hub till it gets a bit firm to turn (you will get a feel for it) and back it off till the cotter pin will go in. Bend the tabs and drive on the cap. It is a bit subjective and you can over do it this way but I was shown this method by my dad when I was about 14 and I'm 61. I don't think you can use to much grease but you can easily use to little. Grease is cheap.
Jimmy

Yep that's the way I learned also. Been doing it all my life, I'm 62.

[msg]

Thanks for the quick reply Jimmy, yep I did the grease in palm and continually pressing each section of the bearing until it oozed out the top. I followed what I saw in that video, he had not used a ton of grease. Check out the video at time stamp 19:57 he mentions not to fill the cavity but to just coat it. But I have plenty and can reopen and slather more. I also did the spin trick as I tightened until it felt a little snug and then backed off one section of the nut just until i could see the cotter pin hole. I was just making sure that others did the same and there wasnt a torque spec involved.

[jayoldschool]

x3 on post #4. Done it that way for 30 years, never burned a bearing. In fact, I have NEVER changed out a bearing on one of my RWDs that use re-packable bearings. Take apart, clean repack by hand, new rear seal, back on the spindle, spin until drag, back to next hole, done. I resue the old bearings on new rotors.

[SkinnyG]

Originally Posted by msg

at time stamp 19:57 he mentions not to fill the cavity but to just coat it.

I've always filled the cavity until it's even with the outer races. That way when things are hot and spinning, oil isn't flung from the bearings into the cavity and never to return; grease stays where the bearings are.

[PGSigns]

A good video of the way to pack a bearing. This is the method I use.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhL1uAp_WCw
Jimmy