luvmylegacy98 Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Had to replace my front axel shaft. What's the proper amount of tourqe for the axel nut on the hub? I was told 160-180ft lbs. but also told if its wrong then it burns out my bearing so I wanna get it right. Any and all help is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnegg Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 haynes says 123 - 151. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesm113 Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 I believe it's 137 ft lbs according to the FSM for a 97. Tighten and loosen with the wheel off the ground Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyposeur Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Plenty of people have loosened their axle nut while the wheel has been on the ground with no problems. However, the Subaru FSM recommends having the wheel off the ground to avoid doing damage to the wheel bearing. It's easy to remove and tighten the axle nut with the wheel off the ground. Put a screwdriver in the rotor slots through the brake caliper and crank away. FWIW the Subaru techs at the dealership I frequent when buying parts often just impact the axle nuts as tight as they can get them. I just get them as tight as I possibly can with a breaker bar. My torque wrench only goes to 100 ft lbs, and then I bust out the breaker bar and try to go to what feel like 150 ft lbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenva Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Axle (spindle) nuts are recommended as 1 time use RIP 96 Legacy 2.2 4EAT lost reverse @ 374,000 miles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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