Front Rotor/Bearing Replacement Options

[seanery]

Quick questions...how much grease? What kind? What do I torqe bearing retainer to?

thanks!
getting a bit dirty! woohoo! (am I motivated? I'm trying (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) )

[lapuwali]

I use wheel bearing grease (happen to use Castrol). Cram some grease into between the rollers with your fingers, and smear some on the races, but you don't need to use much. Chances are, you'll need to clean a LOT of old dirty grease out of the hub first. Most people use way too much grease.

On torque, you want the bearing just barely snug. My personal technique is to use a big screwdriver against one lug bolt as a lever to spin the hub in the opposite direction as I slowly tighten the retaining nut until I have trouble turning the hub. This ensures the bearing races are fully seated, and turning the hub at the same time ensures the rollers don't dimple the races while I'm doing this. Back off the retaining nut until the washer behind it is loose, then tighten until I just can't quite move the washer anymore. Pull on the rotor laterally to make sure there's no play, and spin it to make sure it does so freely (it probably won't if the caliper and pads are fitted). I'm anal enough about this that I repeat this procedure after driving the car some.