I recently had to replace a axle on my 05 500 4x4 and i went with the gorilla axle. i only have one problem i dont know what the spec is for the spindle nut. the first time i just got it snug and after a while of riding it backed off and ruint the nut. i just purchased a new hub, rotor and spindle nut and was wonderig if anyone knew the spec for the spindle nut.

thanks for your time

Shane

 

If my memory serves it is 70 pounds. How did that happen, did it brake off the kotter pin too?

 

Yes i think i didnt get it tight enough when i did it the first time and it was wobblin and broke the carter pin. and it messed up the thread on the nut so i tried to find a nut that would fit at a local autoparts store. Since i was out of town riding at a park and i had paid 50 bucks to ride for five minutes i was pretty determind to get my 50 bucks out of it.. lol

that is 70 inch pounds?

 

I do not use the torque specs here.

I tighten the nut until the tire will not spin freely without dragging, then I back the nut off to the next notch that allows me to put the pin through. Doing this as long long a I do not reuse the pins, I hve not had any problems. If you reused the pin it could have sheared off from being bent/rebent and allowed the nut to back off some. Reusing the pins is not a good idea especially since they are so cheap.

If you purchased a new hub did you install new race and bearings in the hub? If race/bearings are bad you should not reuse them either?

 

Thanks for the feed back. Thats probably what happend because i did reuse the pin. I know better now. i orderd alot of them with my hub. the bearing and race are still good. I am going home this weekend to work on it so i will let yall know how it goes

thanks

Shane

 

the pin is not the reason, you had the issue, i have reused axle pins on everything from cars to buses with 0 problems, there is no huge amount of torque on them hell half the time the pin isn't even touching the castle nut, i would look closer, the cotter pin is not your issue

 

well what do you think the problem is?

 

The shop Manual says that it is 75 ft/lbs front and rear for the 400 and 500 manuals. But 75 ft/lbs for the front and 125 ft/lbs on the rear for the 400, 500 Autos and the 650 H1 and the V-2. Which does make a lot of sense but hey what do I know.