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Yea the 1/4 back off seems to be the norm for big axles other than putting a Dial indecator on them. As said they don't run that outer seal that we do so I have had no problems with backing off only 1/8 turn. Glad your up and running. When all else fails Google and trust the force.

Bearing then something in the key way then outer seal. Cork or something in the key way. I don't like silly cone and have had good luck with a piece of those blue paper shop towels from the auto parts place. I tear off a piece and using a flat blade screw driver cramp it in the key way till the...

10-4. That would be the problem. It was not done right to begin with or it was never re inspected after the first bearing service. It's does not take anytime to just come back and toque the inner again after a good set of miles. As said if it was not for the military outer seal. Every truck...

I disagree. On any other truck you might get away with it but not with the outer seal we run. Inner nut is taken to 100 to 150 Ft. lbs. Backed off then back to 50 ft.lbs. the TM's have us back off 1/4 from there but I don't go that far. The sure way to tell why the outer seal failed is when you...

[QUOTE=M35A2-AZ;1831103 But to me it looks like your inner and other seal has failed and your bearings has had all the grease washed out of them. The bearings in these trucks use grease not oil for the lube on the bearings. I don't believe the added oil mixed with the grease will hurt the...