Need engineers thoughts on wheel offset
Travel trailer wheels have either a centered or outside offset. My question is this. I have outside offset wheels and have sheared off wheel bolts on 2 different wheels I have weighed everything and I...
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babock wrote:
Another thing that causes people to break studs is lubricating the threads before torquing the lug nuts. The specs for torque is with dry studs. You never want to lubricate the studs.
As far as offset goes, trailer hubs are designed with bearing sizes assuming zero offset wheels. If you change the offset of the wheel you change the loading on the bearings.
Reduce the torque values by 25% for lubricated fasteners.
Lubricated: coated with a lubricant such as engine oil, thread sealant or threadlocker.
