8. Check the hub bearings by grabbing the sides of the wheel and rocking it from side to side. There should be some play, but if there is excessive movement, the bearings need to be adjusted.
9. If adjustment is necessary, remove the wheel. Then, using a hammer and chisel, carefully knock the dust cap off the end of the hub (photo).

10. Remove the stud and unscrew the locking nut.
11. Tighten the hub nut to a torque of 15 Nm (photo), while simultaneously rotating the brake drum counterclockwise.

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12. Tap the brake drum around the perimeter with a mallet to release the bearing cones.
13. Loosen the nut by half a turn (180°), then retighten it to a tightening torque of 5 Nm.
14. Install the locking nut so that the two slots in it are aligned with the hole for the cotter pin. Insert the new cotter pin (photo), bending its ends around the slots in the locking nut.

15. Hammer the dust cap back into place.
16. Recheck the clearance as described above, remembering that a small amount of play is very important.
17. Repeat the procedure on the opposite hub, install the wheels and lower the car to the ground.
