12-08-2011, 03:22 PM
While you are there it would probably be a good idea to clean and repack the hub bearings. IF you would have been here for the wrenching day, you could have seen the whole process and seen studs installed... But no, you had to work 
J/K. If you do decide to repack the bearings, you'll need a new hub seal. I prefer to press the studs in with a press vs tightening them down. They usually don't go all the way in when they are tightened down, though that method works. Just my 2 cents. As far as wheel bearings go, I tighten the inner spindle nut till it is pretty tight and there is a lot of resistance, and then back it off about 1/8 of a turn. I don't go 1/4 turn. You will feel it spin more freely if you are spinning the rotor while you loosen the spindle nut.
J/K. If you do decide to repack the bearings, you'll need a new hub seal. I prefer to press the studs in with a press vs tightening them down. They usually don't go all the way in when they are tightened down, though that method works. Just my 2 cents. As far as wheel bearings go, I tighten the inner spindle nut till it is pretty tight and there is a lot of resistance, and then back it off about 1/8 of a turn. I don't go 1/4 turn. You will feel it spin more freely if you are spinning the rotor while you loosen the spindle nut.