im doing rotor and brake reinstallation i want to know do i have to spend 80 on a torque wrench

what should i do, i just wanna use a regular ratchet

also what is a technique for repacking bearings

 

autozone rents them for free

 

To re-pack the bearings you will want to clean all the grease out of them with solvent preferably but you can use gasoline etc. if you'd like just be careful. Then just grab a handful of bearing grease and use your fingers to pack it into the bearing through the top, bottom and sides. Pack as much as you can and after you think it's full pack it some more. It helps to spin the bearing while you are doing this as well imo becuase it spreads the grease out inside the bearing as you go. Don't forget to use new seals. A lot of people think a torque wrench is absolutely neccesary but I don't use one for this. Just make sure everything is nice and tight. I bolt the rotor to the hub in a star pattern kind of like you would with your wheel. I just crank them on as tight as a 12" 1/2 ratchet will allow. Use a light block of wood to lightly pound the new grease seal in and don't forget to pack the inside of the seal before install. When you put the hub/rotor back on the way I was taught was to crank the first nut down really really tight, then back it off and snug it back up. Spin the hub after you do this and repeat process. Then put the star washer on and bend a couple tabs over the first nut. Then for the second nut I just crank it down until it's really tight and get it to where I can bend a few tabs from the star washer over the outer nut. I'm sure somebody has more technical advice but this has always worked fine for me. Also when you are doing this try to get the preload on each side (driver and passenger) to where it feels like the same amount of force required to spin the hub. A fish scale is a more accurate way to do this but with a little practice you can get it close, and not everyone in the world has a fish scale either. Good luck and I hope this helps.



Oh wait, just saw you are working on a 2wd, everything I said could still apply but I have not a clue lol.

 

1. Put ample amount of grease in your palm.
2. Scrape or push bearing into your palm.
3. Keep rotating bearing until packed in all the way around.
4. Wipe off palm.