What is the RIGHT way to install wheel nut indicators?!?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ก.ย. 2024
- EP57 - No nuts were loosened in the making of this video! But seriously, is there a right, or wrong way to put these things on? Visual indication that a nut has moved is a great way to be sure you are not about to loose a wheel, which would really suck. Personally, I like the pointing to each other, but that doesn’t always work, especially if you only have a 5 lug wheel. Let me know what YOUR thoughts are! (Keep it civil!). Thanks again to Larry for keeping my color scheme in check, and check out Larry’s build!
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So happy to see how they look on your rig Bruce.
I like method 3
Thanks! - I think really no matter how they are arranged, as long as they indicate movement they’ve done their job!
Our Fuso FG has bright orange indicators pointing towards each other. We are currently travelling, and when off-road, my morning routine is to walk around the truck while brushing my teeth, looking at the nut indicators and general condition of the tire rubber. This routine is working for me. Haven't lost a wheel nut yet.
Beauty! So much easier than a torque wrench every morning 😁
I'm a Letter Carrier for USPS. The tractor trailers that come to our office use them, they are bright yellow, I never noticed before, but they are grease marked at the pointer on the rim with yellow to see movement.
Interesting - that’s a cool and simple visual addition!
I'm a tech for the usps and we have green and yellow. Color doesn't matter. Just whatever we have in stock.
I've had a rim wreck due to the shop not tighten the tire, it happened soon after we got the car back. I've never encountered a loose wheel nut other than mechanic failure. I can see these being lost in muddy conditions or even just being covered with dirt and not as clear. If you adjust by turning the nut that will tweak the torque of the nut, the difference between the click and not quite there is noticeable in the nuts placement. Torque the properly and go, no indicators, On the other hand if one plays on the retentive side of things then they may find these irritating due to all the subtle ways they can be off from a tidy alignment and wouldn't that be just a bugger.
Yeah I don’t like the idea of “adjusting” to make things line up, as you said, that changes the torque. I have had a wheel come loose before, and I still have no idea why (it wasn’t after any type of service work).
Personally I wouldn’t travel anywhere without them. Really easy to see before every trip. My truck is a bit heavier and certainly don’t won’t my supper singles falling off! I have 8 nuts and the indicators are pointing towards each other at the point.
Good stuff. Do you get the indicators perfectly aligned, or just “as close as they fall”?
@@BruceandKrista I get them as aligned as possible. As for the comment about kids getting them off! It’s bloody hard getting them on or off. They’re on there good and tight.
I just lost two duallys on my work truck weeks ago. It's still in the shop 3 weeks later. Have sent email already to our fleet people to no reply. I am so amazed when companies "PREACH" about safety, safety, safety, safety to us for years when we have something like this happen there is a deaf ear, but when they see something they think is a safety issue they will ram it down your throat. That is why I am trying to find these and THE most frustrating part is finding the right size. Dealer said they had to use a 21mm socket on my lug nuts. Well.... it's about impossible to find a 21mm Wheel Check in a 21mm size while searching the web.. 20.8 is what some recommended I try since it was close. Did that and not even close to fitting so now have to send those back and start from the beginning. I might just give up it's too big of a pain.
Well firstly, glad you are OK! If you can’t find an existing set - Find someone local that can 3D Print a set for you!!!
Just found you from Nomadic midlife. Great job. Really helpful.
Awesome! Welcome to the chaos! Lots more coming!
I believe that a company will have a two colours system. Once the truck has been in for maintenance they will torque the wheels to the specific torgue and put red wheel nut indicates on. This is because often as part of the torque specifications you need to drive the truck 30 miles or so and then re torque the wheels. If one wheel has red and the others have yellow that means the wheel with the red indicators needs to be re checked. Onces its been done then you can out the yellow ones back on and you know your good to drive!
Interesting - I never would have thought to do it that way. (but since I'm checking my own, I'll keep 'em red! :cD
Yea i always face mine all to the right. I hate center to center.
To the right because lefty loosey? (In which case I’d have to do half right and half left!)
@@BruceandKrista why half. All of them to the right
@@pabloso8403 because half of the lug nuts on a Fuso are left hand thread and the other side of the truck is right hand thread. Just means that loose nuts would always rotate the indicator away from center, instead of away on one side of the truck and towards on the other.
If I can trust a single nut/bolt for a wheel on my bike I think youll be fine with at least 4 nuts/bolts in your cage
Haha! And these are probably torqued a little higher than your bike 🤣
Yeah, just wait'll you get to some furrin country and the kids think they're bright and fancy, so they take them off your beloved Fuso.
I think that pointing together would be the logical method, your #1.
Hmmmm, maybe I should put a voltage multiplier between my axle and wheels, and install metal ones so they get a “lift” if they try 🤣
@@BruceandKrista Yeah, do that. And add some ultra OHMage to it, too! It'll climb trees after that.
@@ljprep6250 🤣