Preventive Maintenance Tires and Wheels
Medium Duty
(R10/06) Y53-6008 – 173 –
Wheel Mounting and Fastening
After the vehicle travels about 50 to 100 miles (80 to 160 km),
wheel mountings “seat in” and will lose some initial torque.
Check hub/wheel mountings after this initial period and
retighten.
Wheel Cap Nut Torque
At the first scheduled lube interval, have all wheel cap nuts
torqued to their specified value. See Table 8, “
Wheel Cap Nut
Tor que,” Page 174 After that, check wheel cap nuts at least
once a week. Contact an Authorized Service Center for infor-
mation on the proper installation procedure for the wheels on
your truck. This is a job you may not be able to do yourself if
you do not have the right equipment.
WARNING! Never use oil or grease on studs or
nuts; improper torque readings will result, which
could cause improper wheel clamping and could
lead to a wheel failure resulting in an injury acci-
dent.
Wheel Bearing Adjustment
For safe, reliable operation and adequate service life, your
wheel bearings must be checked and adjusted properly at
the recommended intervals. See Table 2, “Maintenance
Schedule,” Page 113, and Table 3, “Maintenance Schedule,”
Page 123. The person best equipped to do this is your Autho-
rized Service Center's mechanic.
Proper Torque and Sequence
Proper wheel torque can best be obtained on level ground.
Install lug nuts and finger-tighten in the numerical sequence
as shown below, see “
Crisscross Tightening Sequence” on
page 176. This procedure will ensure that the wheel is drawn
evenly against the hub. Torque each nut to the torque value
listed in Table 8 on page 174
.
WARNING! Tighten wheel cap nuts properly. If
they are not tightened properly, wheel nuts
could eventually cause the wheel to become
loose, to fail, and/or to come off while the vehi-
cle is moving, possibly causing loss of control
and/or serious personal injury or damage to the
vehicle.
