I ordered a pair of Callihan wheel bearings from ebay for $69, because both front wheels were shaking like Michael J fox. One arrived with a dent on the ABS sensor shell, deforming the seal and rendering it useless. The seller has another on the way with no mention of returning the damaged one.
I decided to repair the worse of the two sides today and found the axle nut loose, like two fingers on the 1/2" ratchet loose. One of the 13mm heads on the bearing bolts decided to start rounding AFTER it was already broken loose.
Everything went back together fine with blue Loctite paste, including the axle nut(wish I had red for that though). The axle has no means for mechanically locking the nut, no cotter hole or key way for swagging the nut or anything.
I knocked the studs out of the old hub thinking it couldn’t hurt to have spares.
Found these torque specs online
Fastener Tightening Specifications
Application Specification--------------------------------------Metric-- English
Brake Caliper Bleeder Valve - Front (J41, JL9, JM4)-----11 N•m-- 97 lb in
Brake Caliper Bleeder Valve - Rear (JL9)------------------11 N•m-- 97 lb in
Brake Caliper Bracket Bolt - Front (J41, JM4)-------------115 N•m-- 85 lb ft
Brake Caliper Bracket Bolt - Front (JL9)-------------------130 N•m-- 96 lb ft
Brake Caliper Bracket Bolt - Rear (JL9)--------------------115 N•m-- 85 lb ft
Brake Caliper Guide Pin Bolt - Front (J41, JL9, JM4)-----35 N•m-- 26 lb ft
Brake Caliper Guide Pin Bolt - Rear (JL9)------------------35 N•m-- 26 lb ft
Brake Hose Fitting Bolt - Front and Rear------------------40 N•m-- 30 lb ft
Axle Nut -------------------------------------------------118 lb ft
Hub Assembly Bolts ---------------------------------------96 lb ft
118 lb/ft seems very low, but I researched it and found the same answer everywhere I looked.
I decided to repair the worse of the two sides today and found the axle nut loose, like two fingers on the 1/2" ratchet loose. One of the 13mm heads on the bearing bolts decided to start rounding AFTER it was already broken loose.
Everything went back together fine with blue Loctite paste, including the axle nut(wish I had red for that though). The axle has no means for mechanically locking the nut, no cotter hole or key way for swagging the nut or anything.
I knocked the studs out of the old hub thinking it couldn’t hurt to have spares.
Found these torque specs online
Fastener Tightening Specifications
Application Specification--------------------------------------Metric-- English
Brake Caliper Bleeder Valve - Front (J41, JL9, JM4)-----11 N•m-- 97 lb in
Brake Caliper Bleeder Valve - Rear (JL9)------------------11 N•m-- 97 lb in
Brake Caliper Bracket Bolt - Front (J41, JM4)-------------115 N•m-- 85 lb ft
Brake Caliper Bracket Bolt - Front (JL9)-------------------130 N•m-- 96 lb ft
Brake Caliper Bracket Bolt - Rear (JL9)--------------------115 N•m-- 85 lb ft
Brake Caliper Guide Pin Bolt - Front (J41, JL9, JM4)-----35 N•m-- 26 lb ft
Brake Caliper Guide Pin Bolt - Rear (JL9)------------------35 N•m-- 26 lb ft
Brake Hose Fitting Bolt - Front and Rear------------------40 N•m-- 30 lb ft
Axle Nut -------------------------------------------------118 lb ft
Hub Assembly Bolts ---------------------------------------96 lb ft
118 lb/ft seems very low, but I researched it and found the same answer everywhere I looked.
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