420MAINTENANCEANDLUBRICATION
WHEELS
General
Duetothesize,equipmentneededandtheproceduresusedtochangewheels,this
shouldbedonethroughtheV olvoTruckdealer.Byhavinganexperttechnician
performthisprocedure,personalinjuryandpropertydamagemaybeavoided.
Note:Whenreplacingthewheelequipmentortires,usethesamesizewheelsor
tiresasoriginallymanufactured.Changingthetireorwheelsizewillaffectbrake
performance.Ifchangingtiresize,ABSandspeedometermustberecalibrated.
CheckWheelNutsTorque
DANGER
Failuretoproperlytightenthewheel
nutscanresultinthebreakageofwheel
studsandthesubsequentlossofwheels.
Lossofvehiclecontrolandserious
personalinjuryordeathcanoccur.
Checkallwheelnutstorqueaftertherst80to160km(50to100miles)andtherst
80to160km(50to100miles)aftereachtireservice.Thisappliestobothsingleand
dualwheelsinconnectionwithnormalservicebutshouldbeperformedatleastevery
sixmonths.
Thetorquecheckisparticularlyimportantwhenrimsorbrakedrumsarenewly
painted.Paintcanakeofffromthesesurfaces,causingthenutstolosetheirgripand
thewheeltoloosen.
SeetheOperator’sManualV ehicleMaintenanceforcorrectproceduresontightening
thewheelnuts.
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