Installing different wheels or wheel spacers will sometimes reduce the number of threads inside the lug nuts, which is referred to as the lug nuts' thread engagement. When we installed a three-piece ...

Don’t hammer out the broken stud. That’s the worst thing you can do! The hammer blows can wreck your wheel bearings, turning this into a much bigger repair bill. Instead, squeeze the broken stud out ...

Despite not offering really any kind of performance improvement, some modifications are still worth the time and money. One of these is installing wheel studs on cars that didn’t come with them from ...

If you don’t use the proper tools, you’ll never know how much – or how little – clamping force you have on the wheels. Wheel installation is pretty simple, right? Bolt ’em on, torque ’em down and ...

OTC released the new 5195 Wheel Stud Remover/Installer Kit, designed to allow shop technicians to quickly remove and install wheel studs, calipers or axles on virtually any Class 7 or 8 vehicle wheel ...

Prevent wheel-off incidents on heavy trucks by understanding wheel installation procedures and carefully inspecting the wheel end. The two major causes of wheel-off incidents include a loss of ...

Installing different wheels or wheel spacers will sometimes reduce the number of threads inside the lug nuts, which is referred to as the lug nuts' thread engagement. When we installed a three-piece ...

If you’re like everyone else, you’ve tightened the lug nuts on your car without using a torque wrench. You’re an “all the muscle you can put into it” kind of guy, and now you’re staring at a broken ...