Wheels and Wheel Bolts
A wheel must be replaced if it:
| • | Has excessive lateral or radial runout |
| • | Leaks air through its welds |
| • | Has stretched or oblong fastener holes or wheel bolts will not maintain
proper torque value |
| • | Is excessively rusty, particularly in bead flange area |
Notice: Do not mix tires or wheels of different size or construction on vehicle. Vehicle
handling may be seriously affected. A loss of control could occur.
Replacement wheels must be equivalent to the original equipment wheels in load
capacity, diameter, rim width, offset, and mounting configuration. A wheel of improper
size or type may affect wheel and bearing life, brake cooling, speedometer/odometer
calibration, vehicle ground clearance, and tire clearance to body and chassis.
Wheel fasteners are critical components. If fasteners are replaced with those
of incorrect specification, vehicle damage can occur and vehicle safety can be compromised.
Always replace wheel fasteners with either items of the same part number or fasteners
that are known to be equivalent in design to those originally supplied on the vehicle.
