Wheel bearing axle nut torque?

[Mustangman]

For the sealed bearing packages to function, they don’t need to be torqued at all. The angular contact ball bearings used have the pre load set when they are built. The half shaft torque spec is to properly retain the splined shaft, not to preload the bearing. The bearing only cares if it is over torqued, not under torqued. The spline on the half shaft will tesr itself up if not properly torqued, however.