Title: Check the wheel mounting hardware condition and proper torque.
Course: Diesel Equipment Technology I (20107-I) > Section: Preventive Maintenance and Inspection: Servicing the Tires and Wheels

Checking should include

- following manufacturer guidelines
- torquing the wheel lugs
- examining the lug nuts and studs
- inspecting the wheel indicators.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What damage could over-torquing the lug nut cause?
- How are steel wheels and aluminum wheels on a tractor or trailer torqued? Are they torqued to the same torque?
- What precautions should be taken when mating a steel wheel to an aluminum wheel?
- What does a rust run coming from a lug nut indicate?
- What are wheel nut indicators used for?