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Old 07-15-2014, 09:38 PM   #10
Gordy
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Don-not a problem. Take another look at the pic and notice that the bus had the older style budd wheel nuts, that use an inner and outer nut. This will keep the inner in place should the outer have this kind of failure.
Most newer vehicles are "unimount" style-that means the hub carries the weight and a single nut and integral washer (per stud) hold both rims in place. Real ugly when they part company.
Now if you overtorque these nuts and over stretch the bolts, they will break under the right circumstances-again an ugly situation.
These pics are examples why we should weigh our rigs, do a proper pretrip inspection and know a lot more than where to put fuel and how to start the coach.
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