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Wheel remedies

16th May 1991, Page 44
16th May 1991
Page 44
Page 44, 16th May 1991 — Wheel remedies
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

• It annoys me no end that there is continued talk and written statements about the need for investigation or research into the problem of wheel loss when I already operate a system which prevents it. Having said this I apologise for my anger at what I can only describe as ignorance from eminent people. I find it difficult to believe that the system at my disposal is unusual in any way.

Equipment such as dowel studs with back nuts, L-bars, left hand and right hand wheel nuts and the deadly windy gun or discussion on how long the tube should be on the end of the L-bar. All these things have led to wheel loss or have been a contributing factor.

The central prerequisite must be a torque wrench followed closely by a disciplined system of use. In the 1970s I was working for a small company where I was able to operate a system in which after wheel removal I retorqued the wheel nuts in a recognised way each day until the nuts no longer moved and after that at service intervals.

I now work for a large national company servicing other large companies' vehicles and use a documented system which could be adopted by any size of vehicle operator. S Longland Totton, Southampton.