MaintenanceInstructions
altogether.SeeTires–Rotationformoreinformation.Some
ofthemoreeffectivetirerotationprogramsare:
Irregularwearcanbeminimizedby:
•Usingtherightinationpressurefortheloadbeing
carried.
•Maintainingproperfrontwheelalignment–especially
toe-in–tospecications.
•Maintainingpropertireandwheelbalance.
•Maintainingshockabsorbersandsuspension
components.
•Maintainproperwheelbearingadjustment.
UseofTireChains
Refertochainmanufacturer’srecommendationforcorrecttire
chainusage,installation,andremoval.
Wheels
WheelandWheelNutMaintenanceandInstallation
WARNING
Topreventpropertydamage,personalinjury,and
/ordeath,alwaysfollowtheseinstructionswhen
mountingtiresonwheels:
•Onlypersonnelthathavehadpropertraining
andexperienceshouldmountorremovetires
fromrimsorwheels.
•Useonlyheavy-dutyrimsorapprovedrimsfor
radialtires.Itmaybenecessarytocontactyour
wheelandrimdistributortodetermineifyour
rimsareapprovedforradialtires.
•Ifatubeistobeused,makesurespecialradial
tiretubesareusedbecauseoftheincreased
exingofthesidewallsonradialtires.
•Neveruseantifreeze,silicones,orpetroleum
basedlubricantswhenmountingradialtires.
Onlyanapprovedlubricantshouldbeusedas
anaidformountingtires.
•Alwaysinatetiresinasafetycage.
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