I have a 1977 C10 Suburban 2WD. I can find no specs on how to set the torque on the axle nut that sets the load on the front wheel bearings. My Towncar manual specifies a seating torque of about 20 ft-lbs and then a final torque of 20 in-lbs but there is no specs of this sort in my Suburban manual. Some people have told me to seat the bearing until the disc turns stiffly and then back off until it turns freely, but that seems pretty subjective to me. I assume this is done with the calipers removed as they will cause some drag also. Any ideas?
Also one of my spindles had some light to medium scarring in the area were the inner race of the inside bearing rides. I removed the scarring carefully with fine silicon carbide paper and then polished it with brasso. Wondering if I might need to replace it I called the Chevy dealer and they said it was discontinued. Do you think I need to replace it?
Thanks, Bob