Stemco wheel seals

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(10-17-2020 )bwake Wrote:  While I don't disagree with your statement, it could easily get an untrained person into some hot water based on the fact that there is no way to verify by measurement that it was done correctly, once finished. 10 in lbs and 100 ft lbs will all show no end play on a dial indicator. For someone that doesn't understand what they are doing, this could be a catastrophic mistake. This is the reason they recommend .001 to .005 as a final end play, it's a measurable specification that ensures that it isn't over torqued.

I guess he has never been around very many high-precision machinists.

A person under trained in proper methods should not be working on industrial equipment.. this includes class-8 trucks. Makes me wonder what they are teaching in diesel mechanic schools these days. the words "certified" scares me and mis-leads the public. Matter of fact, how many mechanics any more even own a dial indicator.. this scares me most of all.

btw: 0.005" play in a class-8 hub bearing eats the inside edges of the tires up .. seen this plenty of times.. and that is way too much play. - if someone worked on my truck and set my hub backlash to this, I would be asking them for the money for replacement tires.up front too to cover the added costs of tire replacements. - Someone (referring to the "they" you speak of arbitrarily) needs to throw away their training manuals and get with the real world there.