Hey Folks,

My '99 ram 1500 2wd has the rotor as one piece, not two. What is the torque spec for the hub nut? Back in the old days, we'd tighten them down to like 20lbs spin the rotor and retorque to 30 lbs.

My hub is NOT separate from the rotor, they are one piece.

Thanks!

greg

 

Dealer tells me its 140 lb-ft.

Thanks,

 

the dealer obviously thought you have a 4wd truck.The method you thought should work fine on your 2wd.

 

The 2001 FSM shows the 2WD as having 2 piece rotor/hub assemblies.

(3) Install the new hub/bearing nut and tighten to:

² LD 1500: 251N·m (185 ft. lbs.)
² HD 2500/3500: 380 N·m (280 ft lbs.)


I have the 1998 FSM at the house ... since you have a 99 ... maybe it'll show something different.

 

Download this PDF file (right-click and "Save Link As ...") It is a complete list of hub/wheel/spindle nut torque values and procedures for a raft-load of vehicles.

http://vsmus-origin.skf.com/Files/Br...PDF/457377.pdf

Your truck year and model (1999 Ram 1500 2WD) is procedure DTA:

DTA Tighten hub nut while rotating wheel. Back off
and tighten again while rotating wheel. Back off
until .001-.002" of freeplay is measured at wheel.