Dexter Axle wheel studs
My 5th wheel has 5200lb Dexter axles with 6 wheel studs that are 1/2 x 20. On one occasion all six studs broke and I lost the right rear wheel. On three other separate occasions, I have had one or t...
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fj12ryder wrote:
I know you have probably checked, but maybe a double check to make sure the lug nuts match the profile of your wheels' lug nut openings. Maybe somebody screwed up somewhere and they mismatched the wheels/hubs. Maybe your wheels are lug centric and your hubs are hub centric.
OP pay attention to this. Some rims have deeper recesses than others. The taper of the lug nut must be the same as the rim AND be sure the corners of the lug nuts do not contact the rim. Only the seat. I have several studs break and found that the seats did not contact because those corners on the long acorn nuts made contact before seating. everything was tight and torqued properly but after a few miles down the road the rims came loose.
