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1 Wheel Specifications............................................................................................2
2 Inspection..............................................................................................................5
2-1 Inspect thoroughly and frequently .........................................................................................5
2-2 Excessive heat damage .........................................................................................................6
2-3 Dimension checks..................................................................................................................7
2-4 Cracked or damaged wheel checks ......................................................................................8
2-5 Mounting area ........................................................................................................................9
2-6 Corrosion..............................................................................................................................10
2-7 Stud holes ............................................................................................................................11
2-8 Disc area ..............................................................................................................................11
2-9 Rim area...............................................................................................................................12
2-10 Gutter area ...........................................................................................................................12
2-11 Rim flange wear ...................................................................................................................13
3 Alcoa 15° Drop Center Wheel for Tubeless Tires............................................18
3-1 Recommendations for mounting tubeless tires...................................................................18
3-2 Mounting tubeless tires........................................................................................................19
3-3 Rim width to tire matching...................................................................................................21
3-4 Recommendations for demounting tubeless tires...............................................................21
3-5 Demounting of tubeless tires...............................................................................................22
4 Wheel Installation ...............................................................................................23
4-1 Recommendations for proper installation of wheels ...........................................................23
4-2 Wheel cap nuts ....................................................................................................................24
4-3 How to measure stud standout ...........................................................................................25
4-4 Stud located ball seats are spherical ..................................................................................25
4-5 Single wheel, stud located, ball seat mounting...................................................................26
4-6 Dualed wheels, stud located, ball seat mounting................................................................26
4-7 Dualed wheels, inner steel/outer aluminum stud located, ball seat mounting....................28
4-8 Cap nut thread engagement, stud located wheels, ball seat mounting .............................29
4-9 Tightening stud located, ball seat cap nuts ........................................................................29
4-10 Single, dualed and wide base wheels, hub piloted mounting, two-piece flange nuts........31
4-11 Tightening hub piloted mounting, two-piece flange nuts....................................................32
4-12 Incorrect assemblies............................................................................................................34
5 Proper Torque, Wheel Identification, Valves and Surface Maintenance.......35
5-1 Avoid abuse .........................................................................................................................35
5-2 Keep wheel nuts tight ..........................................................................................................35
5-3 Lead balance weights (clip on) ............................................................................................36
5-4 Do not straighten wheels .....................................................................................................36
5-5 Owner/in-service identification ............................................................................................36
5-6 Valves ...................................................................................................................................36
5-7 Maintenance against corrosion (non Dura-Bright
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surfaced treated wheels)......................37
5-8 Dura-Bright
®
surface treated wheels cleaning and maintenance........................................37
5-9 Identification.........................................................................................................................38
6 Flat Base Wheel for Tube-type Tires ................................................................39
6-1 Tube-type wheel part interchangeability..............................................................................39
6-2 Mounting recommendations for tubed tires ........................................................................40
6-3 Mounting of tubed tires........................................................................................................41
6-4 Demounting recommendations for tubed tires....................................................................42
6-5 Demounting of tubed tires ...................................................................................................43
7 OSHA Regulations..............................................................................................44
7-1 OSHA Regulations ...............................................................................................................44
8 Glossary of Common Terms..............................................................................49
8-1 Glossary of Common Terms ................................................................................................49
8-2 Wheel measurement ............................................................................................................51
9 Conversion Tables ..............................................................................................52
9-1 Inch Fraction, Decimal and Millimeter Equivalents Chart (Up to 1 Inch).............................52
9-2 Conversion Factors..............................................................................................................53
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