Hey all, I am getting ready to have my rear wheel replaced and wanted to remove and replace all 3 rear bearings and seals. Not sure when the last they were checked or replaced from previous owners, so figured now would be a great start with 52k miles on it.

I have watched a few Youtube videos on replacing the bearings, pretty easy and straightforward task, but, my question is when reinstalling the BIG FUNKY looking NUT, does that need torqueing? And if so, to what specs. Nowhere have I found an answer to that.

AND, if anyone has any great tips, or how to retrofit something to remove that BIG NUT, I am all ears. One Youtuber ( Spyder Stuff ) made his own contraption by welding a small piece of Iron to a Bolt Head, which seemed to work pretty good when slotted into the Nut.

As always, Thanks in advance. Much appreciated.