MaintenanceInstructions
WARNING
Topreventpropertydamage,personalinjury,and
/ordeath:
•Donotmixstudpilotedwheelsorfastenerswith
hubpilotedwheelsorfasteners.Mixingwheel
typesmaycauseprematurewheelfailure.
•Donotmixforeign(notmadeinNorthAmerica)
wheelmountingpartswithdomestic(made
inNorthAmerica)parts.Manyforeignwheel
componentslooksimilarto,butarenotexactly
thesameasdomesticmadecomponents.
Mixingcomponentscancausewheelorfastener
failuresandresultinpropertydamage,personal
injury,ordeath.
•Donotchangefromaluminumwheelstosteel
wheels,orvice-versa,withoutchangingthe
mountinghardware.Insomecaseswithange
nutmountingsystems,changingthehub
andstudassemblymayberequired.Mixing
componentscouldcausewheelorfastener
failures.
WARNING
Topreventpropertydamage,personalinjury,
and/ordeath,wheninstallingthetireandrim
assemblyondiscbrake-equippedaxles,make
surethetirevalvestemclearsthebrakecaliper.
TheuseofeitheranInternational
®
truckvalve
stemretaineroratiremanufacturer'sstem
formingtoolistheonlyacceptablemethodof
obtainingclearancewhennecessary.Failureto
obtainproperclearancemayresultinrapidtire
deation.
WheelNutTorqueMaintenance
Tightenandmaintainwheelandrimmountingnutstotheproper
torque.Loosenutsorovertightenednutscanleadtopremature
wearandpossiblefailureofthewheel,rim,and/ormounting
hardware.
Hub-PilotedWheelInstallationProcedures
WARNING
Topreventpropertydamage,personalinjury,
and/ordeath,useonlythesametypeand
stylewheelsandmountinghardwaretoreplace
originalparts.Failuretodosomayresultinan
assemblythatlooksnebutdoesnotttogether
properly.Thiscouldcausewheelorfastener
failures.
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