Wheel nut indicators

Kim

as much as a good idea as they are to visually see if the wheel nuts have worked loose............they are a real PITA to put back on ever time you have to change a truck tyre.

hence most of the time they live in many truck tool boxes.

Truck wheel nuts suffer from "creep" i.e. they can creep undone. You gotta check them regularly. 4WD wheel nuts do not seem to have the same problem. It would be WOFTAM I think to put them on 4WDs

viz

G'Day,
Most mining companies have made these compulsory on all vehicles entering any mine site.
Ian

To ensure your wheel nuts don't come loose invest in a good quality torque wrench and tension the nuts to the torque value quoted in your manual.

Regards

Alex

I started fitting these indicators when I was in charge of a bus workshop looking after a fleet of 60 various types of buses. Even though the wheel nuts were tightened to the correct torque with a tension wrench, some wheel nuts still loosened (especially Volvos). They were a time saver as you only had to visually check that the indicators were lined up to know that no wheel nuts had loosened. At a cost of 33 cents each it was money well spent.

Kinda makes a mockery of wheel balancing then - doesn't it!

Cheers

l work for a corporation that has one of the biggest transport fleets in oz and these nut indicators are a good idea..anyone walking past the vehicle, when parked in the yard or anywhere else can see at a glance whether you've got loose nuts... which could be a problem LOL,

they're a good idea, whether you've got one vehicle or hundreds..

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i didnt know truck wheel nuts "creep".... these items should be mandatory...

In two years of travel Ive

yet to see a truckie holding a wheel brace
had a semi wheel come off in front of me and seen the damage it can do careering up the highway

I've used these wheel nut indicators for 2 years on my caravan. The company will supply them in lots of 10.
The reason I started using them was because my near new van lost a wheel after only having been towed for 900km. The nuts had come loose even though I had checked them with a brace 120km prior. It's a long story but it appears the problem was with the rims - the manufacturer changed all my wheels. When travelling again I was very nervous......so when I read about the indicators I bought them straight away.
As fas as I am concerned they are great - I just do a walk around each time I stop - haven't used a brace for 2 years. Great peace of mind. Have done months of van travel & the indicators stay on the nuts OK>
Willy