5th Wheel Broken Stud Theory
Although we are currently running a Class C, several of my camping buddies are pulling 5th wheels. They keep having problems with broken wheel studs with the aluminum rims. They carry torque wrenches ...
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Nope........
Those wheel chocks are NOT applying any where close to the TORQUE applied when 'maneuvering' into a camp site
Just watch the wheels when doing so and you will notice front/rear wheels will be all cockeyed ---that causes lots of lateral torque on wheels
Aluminum wheels are PITA on dual/triple axles due to all that lateral torque ===have to check/recheck lug nuts for tightness and retorque
That causes the studs to stretch....then SNAP
Repeated torqueing ---cheap metal
Those wheel chocks are NOT applying any where close to the TORQUE applied when 'maneuvering' into a camp site
Just watch the wheels when doing so and you will notice front/rear wheels will be all cockeyed ---that causes lots of lateral torque on wheels
Aluminum wheels are PITA on dual/triple axles due to all that lateral torque ===have to check/recheck lug nuts for tightness and retorque
That causes the studs to stretch....then SNAP
Repeated torqueing ---cheap metal
