Peterbilt 348 2017 - Page 357

TIRESANDWHEEL
ReplacingTires
Front:Replacefronttireswhenless
than4/32in.oftreadremains.Check
atthreeplacesequallyspacedaround
thetire.
DriveAxlesorTrailers:Replacetires
ondriveaxlesortrailerswhenlessthan
2/32in.oftreaddepthremainsinany
majorgroove.Checkatthreeplaces
equallyspacedaroundthetire.See
thenextillustrationforrecommended
measuringpointsfortreaddepth.
SteerTirePoints(left),DriveTire
Points(right)
WARNING!
Donotreplaceoriginalequipment
tireswithloadratingslessthanthe
originaltires.Doingsocouldleadto
unintentionaloverloadingofthetire,
whichcouldcauseafailureresulting
inlossofvehiclecontrolandanac-
cident.Failuretocomplymayresult
indeath,personalinjury,equipment
orpropertydamage.
NOTE
Toprolongyourtires’lifeandmake
themsafer,havetheirradialandlat-
eralrun-outcheckedatyourdealer.
Andofcourseyoushouldhaveyour
tiresbalancedanytimeyouchange
atire.
GreenhouseGasCertiedTires
Replacingatirethatisgreenhouse
gascertied.
NOTE
Thetiresinstalledonthisvehicle
atthefactoryasoriginalequipment
maybecertiedforGreenhouse
GasandFuelEfciencyregula-
tions.Replacementtiresmustbe
ofequalorlowerrollingresistance
level(TRRLorC
rr
).Consultwith
yourtiresupplier(s)forappropriate
replacementtires.
Verifyifyourvehicleisequippedwith
GreenhouseGascertiedtiresby
checkingtheVehicleEmissionControl
labelonthedriver'ssidedoorframe.If
thesetireswereinstalledatthefactory,
LowerRollingResistancecodes(LRR)
identifywhichtiresarecertied.
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