Swapping out rear hub onto new bearing Options

[Syaoran]

So my passenger side rear bearing is bad and I purchased a new one. However after looking at the how-to on the stickies I see the hub comes with a nut. I searched some and that nut was called a "one-time use nut"...

Kind of a stupid question but can I reuse that nut somehow? How do I go about swapping the old hub onto the new bearing?

[trdproven]

or just get an OEM bearing only. but good job, you should post pics on this thread on the work you did IF you took pics. or do a write-up.

This post has been edited by trdproven: Aug 26, 2012 - 6:02 PM

[Syaoran]

or just get an OEM bearing only. but good job, you should post pics on this thread on the work you did IF you took pics. or do a write-up.

Couldn't take any pics, didn't have my camera phone with me when I was doing it, but the procedure is pretty straight forward. There's a how-to on changing the hub + bearing. It's basically that, plus:
1. getting an impact gun with a 30mm socket to pull out the axle nut at the back
2. pressing out the old hub
3. cutting+chiseling the race off if necessary
4. pressing the hub back on, and re-torquing a new nut, or the old nut in good condition with some loctite. I would go at torquing it as tight as an axle (read somewhere along 180ft lbs, but I would just leave the impact on it for a second or two)