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PSA: Check Your Wheel Center to Rim Bolts

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PSA: Check Your Wheel Center to Rim Bolts

Postby Urbish » Tue Mar 13, 2018 5:03 am

If you've never removed your wheel center to rim bolts, now might be a good time to check them out. I removed the wheels on my B to do some transmission work and noticed that one of the wheel center to rim bolts appeared slightly loose. I went to tighten it and it snapped in half. The result is below. Needless to say, I will be replacing ALL of these. I can only imagine if they sheared off while this tractor was towing a heavy load up-hill, was on a trailer running down the interstate, or had one of my kids driving it. :shock:
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Re: PSA: Check Your Wheel Center to Rim Bolts

Postby mozer71 » Tue Aug 28, 2018 11:28 am

Thanks Urbish ! I bet hundreds of folks read this.
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Re: PSA: Check Your Wheel Center to Rim Bolts

Postby Urbish » Tue Aug 28, 2018 12:09 pm

mozer71 wrote:Thanks Urbish ! I bet hundreds of folks read this.


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Re: PSA: Check Your Wheel Center to Rim Bolts

Postby ricky racer » Tue Aug 28, 2018 6:10 pm

Jim, thanks for posting!! I found mine were nearly as bad on my '53 when I was going through it. Put a wrench on them once in a while too cause they'll come loose occasionally. :wink:
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Re: PSA: Check Your Wheel Center to Rim Bolts

Postby John *.?-!.* cub owner » Wed Aug 29, 2018 1:35 pm

I have never seen any quite as bad as Urbish posted, but I have seen them with half the bolt gone. Needless to say, they got replaced.
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Re: PSA: Check Your Wheel Center to Rim Bolts

Postby ScottyD'sdad » Fri Aug 31, 2018 1:11 pm

When you get one rotted as bad as the pictures, remove the nut, and save the threaded stub. Screw it into the hub, to help align the wheel, when installing it. 2 work even better!
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