Is it true you don't want to torque axle nuts all the way?

boppascott

I was told that if you torque an axle nut all the way you will decrease the new wheel bearing life is this true?A friend who works with a new tech grad. had this problem w/ a subaru and the grad. said they were taught this about after market wheel bearings in his school

thecardoc3

That "depends " on the vehicle one is referring to. With a lot of the Subaru's it is definitely true, the bearing will have excessive pre-load after it has been run a while if you remove and fully re-torque the axle nut. There are many more manufacturers that are immune to this. It all depends on whether the bearing preload is set by the axle nut or not.

boppascott

it was manufactured by W.J.B. it is a H.D. bearing and hub...thank-you for the information