Torquing wheel bolts on tractors, combines or sprayers with deep-offset wheels is a two-man job: one man to operate the 3/4" or 1"-drive torque wrench to 700 or more lb/ft of torque, and another guy ...

Wheel installation is pretty simple, right? Bolt ’em on, torque ’em down and you’re good to go. If that’s what you believe, then perhaps you’ve had more than your share of truck wheel separation ...

This story appears in the Nov. 3 print edition of Transport Topics. Maintaining proper wheel torque requires a lot more than simply clamping down on lug nuts. Clean mounting surfaces and adequate ...

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Oct. 29, 2022 (CTV Network) — It’s a ritual Canadians perform every year as the end of fall approaches. Soon, drivers across the country will pull out their dusty winter tires to throw on their ...

It found that when wheel system components were in good shape and well-maintained, the proper installation procedures were followed and the proper amount of torque was applied during installation, any ...

The rollercoaster that is the upper Midwest winter is moving along at a breakneck pace. One day, the high temperature was in the single digits. Two days later, the high was pushing 50. In a few days, ...

I’ve been seeing media coverage recently about wheel separations owing to recent tire changes. The No. 1 assumed cause of this is that someone forgot, or insufficiently tightened their wheel ...