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CAUTION
Wheel nuts or bolts must be tightened and maintained at the proper torque levels to prevent loose wheels,
broken studs, and possible dangerous separation of wheels from your axle, which can lead to an accident,
personal injuries or death.
Be sure to use only the fasteners matched to the cone angle of your wheel (usually 60 degrees or 90 degrees). The
proper procedure for attaching your wheels is as follows:
1.
Start all nuts/bolts by hand to prevent cross threading.
2.
The tightening should be done in stages;
a.
Initially snug (10 ft-lb) the nuts/bolts to align and seat the wheel to the hub, in the order described
in the torque sequence diagram below.
b.
Tighten the nuts/bolts performing the wheel torque sequence below.
3.
Wheel nuts/bolts should be torqued before first road use and after each wheel removal. Check and re-
torque after the first 10 miles, 25 miles and again at 50 miles. Check periodically thereafter, THIS IS
VERY IMPORTANT.
4.
Wheel nuts are designed to have full thread engagement with the wheel stud. Wheel stud threads should be
visible outside the wheel nut. There will be varying amounts of thread stick out depending on variables
such as center disc thickness and nut thickness. In general, there should be approximately three threads
visible past the end of the nut.
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