2. Carefully remove the wheel cover with a screwdriver.
3. Pull out the cotter pin of the castle nut.
4. To seat the bearing, tighten the castle nut with force 25 Nm.
Rotate the brake drum while tightening the nut to avoid pinching the bearing.
Tightening the hub nut
5. Move the hub several times in different directions to ensure that the bearing is in the correct position.
6. Loosen the hub nut slowly so that the thrust washer can move slightly.
Moving the pressure washer
7. When loosening the nut, check the clearance in the wheel bearing. The clearance is adjusted correctly if the pressure washer can be moved only slightly with a screwdriver.
In this case, the screwdriver should not rest on the hub when moving.
8. When installing the cotter pin, tighten the nut to the nearest hole for the cotter pin.
9. Check if the thrust washer can move. If not, loosen the nut to the nearest pin hole.
10. Insert the new cotter pin into the hole and bend its ends.
11. Fill the hub cap with lithium grease and then carefully install it with a new O-ring.
A deformed cover must be replaced, because due to its leakage, moisture can penetrate into the wheel bearing and it can be destroyed.
12. Lower the car to the ground.
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