The first steps I took were to keep the front spindle from moving. I fastened it to angle iron and screwed it to a block.
I made marks to line everything up so it all went on the same way. I even put a mark on the socket to make it easier. I then stepped torqued the nut to find out what torque it was at. It started turning about 75' lbs. Then I decided to count backwards how many turns it would take to get it off. I made a mark relevant to it coming off. I made a bent piece of steel to help remove the seal. I used a pair of pliers and hammer and pulled it off. I used a piece of pipe about the same diameter to the seal and started installing it. It worked somewhat until I got to the housing. Then I used the old seal and cut a slit in it. It worked great. How far should the seal go in? Doesn't it bottom out? I think the new one is a little farther in than the last one. I put the spindle back on and the washer. I made sure nothing turned and everything is lined up. I counted the turns putting the nut back on starting at the same position as it came off.
It was 11 3/4 turns. Now the lines are all lined up so I decided to see where the nut would be a 75' lbs. As you can see in the pic it was about a little less than 1/4 turn to the right. Then I thought maybe it turned a little when finding the torque. So I decided to try 72' lbs. It took the nut back to the same place 75' lbs did. Which should I go with? The turns or the torque?
but from what I read it sounds like count the threads/turns and maybe a tiny bit more. If you got it tighter than it was, then the crush sleeve might have crushed more? 
