Posted by Bkpigs on January 31, 2018 at 20:21:10 from (50.109.74.28):
Repacking the bearings on my livestock trailer and every time I repack trailer bearings I second guess how I set the castle nut until I forget about it and move on with life. What I have been doing is tighten the nut a little past snug and rotate the wheel to get the bearings to seat. Then I back the nut off and tighten until I get resistance from the nut. And back off to the previous slot in the nut to put the cotter pin in. If I shake the tire I can feel it move slightly (like the slop present in a connecting rod to the crank) and if I look down the tire I can just barely see the top of the tire move in and out. Is this how everyone else does it? I was always told that too tight on these is worst than a hair too loose because it doesn't leave room for the grease to lube the bearing.
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