BrandonClaps

In the helms is says to torque the spindle nut to 132, when i did that it was very hard for the bearing to turn, not as easy as the other side. Will it burn up the bearing, or what should i do? I loosened it till the bearing would spin like the other side (passenger side is from factory, i replaced the driver side)

the reason i ask this is because the helms said 132, and also when i hit little bumps my car seems to sway side to side

BrandonClaps

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Track rat

I'd go with the published torque spec. The bearing will likely loosen up in time, and then feel the same as the older one on the other side.

You may have other problems that are causing the sway. My guess is that if you are replacing a wheel bearing, you must have had an "incident". Perhaps you also knocked it out of alignment, blew a strut, bent the spindle, or bent a trailing arm.

baonest1

hmm, the other day i replaced the hub on my aerostar.. the front wheel (its RWD). i had it tightened to much, i dont know the torque spec of it. but one of the mechanics at work told me that its too tight cuz it wouldnt spin freely on the lift. so we tapped it loose until it spun, and it was still tight enough on there.

id check with honda/acura on this one.

BrandonClaps

honda said 134 so i was off by 2 (bad memory) but still it seems hard, i wonder if i a tech would torque it to 134, and then see how tight it is and back it off grrrrr confusing

baonest1

you can try to take it to honda or wherever, but they will write up a ticket and charge you. that is what sux about honda. you cant get any info out of them unless you pay $$

Track rat

The bearing design of a RWD Aerostar and a Honda are totally different! Do 134 lbs like Helm says and bend the locking tab on the nut too!!