Why does this seem like a major design flaw on the wheel bearings?

[legoms013]

But even Timkin bearings fail at times. I had a front pinion bearing seize up with only about 4miles on it. Install was done correct. We always suspected that it was never heat treated.

It is possible, every machine is designed by a human, and humans are inherently imperfect, so the machines that manufacture and transfer the races from one manufacturing process to another occasionally mess up and one will slip down in the cracks, and an operator will just toss it into the bin of the next process unknowing that it really shoulda been tossed in the previous bin's process ect....unfortunately this things happen, thank god not very often.

 

[scotts90ranger]

35 foot pounds is too much, I think if you look at the spec again it will say INCH pounds... I do the same as sasquatch, just use the socket by hand until the slack is out of the bearing, the outer nut is put on with my 25" breaker bar until I cannot keep the socket seated on the nut because of the torque... kinda wish the socket was shorter, might have to find another garage sale socket that's trashed and make it just long enough to fit over the axle stub.

 

[aeidian]

35 foot pounds is too much, I think if you look at the spec again it will say INCH pounds... I do the same as sasquatch, just use the socket by hand until the slack is out of the bearing, the outer nut is put on with my 25" breaker bar until I cannot keep the socket seated on the nut because of the torque... kinda wish the socket was shorter, might have to find another garage sale socket that's trashed and make it just long enough to fit over the axle stub.

Book says 35 ft lbs then back off 1/4th then tighten to 16 in lbs.

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[legoms013]

Inner nut should be 32 ftlbs, then back off, then retorque to around 16inlbs, or whatever takes out the slop.

35 foot pounds is too much, I think if you look at the spec again it will say INCH pounds...

Book says 35 ft lbs then back off 1/4th then tighten to 16 in lbs.

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Come on, of course 35 ft lbs is too much, that is only to seat the bearing. You still have to back it off then take the slop out with around 16 INCH POUNDS.