MaintenanceInstructions
WARNING
Topreventpersonalinjuryand/ordeath,or
damagetoproperty:
•Donotmixstudpilotedwheelsorfastenerswith
hubpilotedwheelsorfasteners.Mixingwheel
typesmaycauseprematurewheelfailure.
•Donotmixforeign(notmadeinNorthAmerica)
wheelmountingpartswithdomestic(made
inNorthAmerica)parts.Manyforeignwheel
componentslooksimilarto,butarenotexactly
thesameasdomesticmadecomponents.
Mixingcomponentscancausewheelorfastener
failuresandresultinpropertydamage,personal
injury,ordeath.
•Donotchangefromaluminumwheelstosteel
wheels,orviceversa,withoutchangingthe
mountinghardware.Insomecaseswithange
nutmountingsystems,changingthehub
andstudassemblymayberequired.Mixing
componentscouldcausewheelorfastener
failures.
WARNING
Topreventpersonalinjuryand/ordeath,or
damagetoproperty,wheninstallingthetireand
rimassemblyondiscbrake-equippedaxles,
makesurethetirevalvestemclearsthebrake
caliper.TheuseofeitheranInternational
®
truck
valvestemretaineroratiremanufacturer'sstem
formingtoolistheonlyacceptablemethodof
obtainingclearancewhennecessary.Failureto
obtainproperclearancemayresultinrapidtire
deation.
WheelNutTorqueMaintenance
Tightenandmaintainwheelandrimmountingnutstotheproper
torque.Loosenutsorovertightenednutscanleadtopremature
wearandpossiblefailureofthewheel,rim,and/ormounting
hardware.
Hub-PilotedWheelInstallationProcedures
WARNING
Topreventpersonalinjuryand/ordeath,or
damagetoproperty,useonlythesametypeand
stylewheelsandmountinghardwaretoreplace
originalparts.Failuretodosomayresultinan
assemblythatlooksnebutdoesnotttogether
properly.Thiscouldcausewheelorfastener
failures.
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