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PRT & PRT HEAVY DUTY To Exhibit at “The Group” Annual Member Expo
Steer Into the Future with Delphi Technologies by Your Side
Bay-Master Partners with Wisetack to Offer Shops Integrated, Consumer-Friendly Financing
Alliance Raises the Stakes with VIP Jackpot Winners
Anyline Debuts Tire Size Scanning For Websites To Simplify Online Tire Sales
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Hiring and Retaining Great Employees
This webinar is part of "AAPEX Repair Shop HQ Webinar Series: An 8-Part Webinar Series." Sponsored by AAPEX.
In a tight labor market, it can be tough to find the next great employee – but what are you doing to keep the superstars you already have? We’ll explore the challenges of maintaining a staff that can handle whatever challenges your customers bring through your doors.
Speakers Andrew Markel, Director of Content, ShopOwner
Brake & Front End serves repair shops conducting a high volume of undercar repairs by providing application-specific technical information and solutions to address emerging trends in the undercar repair segment. By subscribing, you’ll receive the ShopOwner digital edition magazine (12 times/year) featuring articles from Brake & Front End and the Brake & Front End eNewsletter (twice weekly). Access to digital editions, contests, news, and more are ready for you today!
Brake & Front End serves repair shops conducting a high volume of undercar repairs by providing application-specific technical information and solutions to address emerging trends in the undercar repair segment. By subscribing, you’ll receive the ShopOwner digital edition magazine (12 times/year) featuring articles from Brake & Front End and the Brake & Front End eNewsletter (twice weekly). Access to digital editions, contests, news, and more are ready for you today!
It's important your shop partners with brands your customers recognize. This video is sponsored by Purolator.
Don’t settle for “almost” - it matters where the engine is manufactured or remanufactured. Sponsored by ACDelco.
GM transmissions and transfer cases are unique to each individual vehicle. This video is sponsored by ACDelco.
Don’t settle for “almost” - it matters where the engine is manufactured or remanufactured. Sponsored by ACDelco.
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One torque specification for axle nut torque is impossible. This video is sponsored by BCA Bearings by NTN.
Why do the torque specifications for the axle nut vary so much from vehicle to vehicle?
This is a difficult question to answer because not all applications are the same.
On some wheel bearings sets and hub units, the axle nut secures the outer flange to a CV joint or stub axle. As the nut is tightened, it pulls the flange and axle together to set the preload of bearings. These axle nuts will have specifications as low as 130-foot pounds and as high as 300-foot pounds.
If the preload is set at the factory with orbital forming or other processes, the nut holds just the axle in the splines and to the flange. With these types of units, they will have lower axle nut torque specifications between 85- and 170-foot pounds.
The torque specification can also vary according to the size of the rolling elements. Also, the type of axle nut influences the torque specification.
The bottom line is that there are so many variables in wheel bearing design and application that one torque specification for axle nut torque is impossible.
This is why, BCA includes the “Axle Nut Torque Specification Booklet” in the box with applicable wheel hub assemblies. The pocket-sized publication has 68 pages of front and rear axle nut specifications covering Acura to Yugo and everything in between! The booklet also has nine pages of notes covering model-specific torque procedures and information if the nut can be reused.
This video is sponsored by BCA Bearings by NTN.
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