I sometimes find myself in the middle of oddball arguments. The most recent one was about wheel fasteners, specifically whether wheel bolts were better than wheel studs for affixing the wheel to the ...

High among the ultimate nightmares of any fleet maintenance manager must be the loss of a wheel out on the highway that crashes into another vehicle — or a pedestrian or even an occupied dwelling — ...

Wheel fasteners that feel rock solid in the service bay can quietly loosen once you are back at highway speed, which is why ...

The wheel fasteners are among the most underrated vehicle components, and unfortunately, most people even forget they exist, though they obviously have a critical role in our safety behind the wheel.

The causes of wheel separation are well known. They include bearing failures; loose, broken, or missing wheel fasteners; damaged wheels, and to a lesser degree, failures of certain axle and suspension ...

Automotive shops and tire makers increasingly warn that a quick re-torque after a short distance is as important as the ...

Do truck operators really need to perform a wheel retorque some short time after every wheel installation? The short answer is yes — unless you have a clearly defined wheel-installation procedure in ...

You don't need the biggest, shiniest wheels in town to catch the attention of thieves - because there's a ready market among the criminal fraternity for all types of rims. Even steel wheels are not ...

High among the ultimate nightmares of any fleet maintenance manager must be the loss of a wheel out on the highway that crashes into another vehicle — or a pedestrian or even an occupied dwelling — ...