Quad Maintenance Tips - Pro Remedies
Wheel Worries
During a recent installation of new tires on beadlock wheels, I encountered a problem that had me pulling out my hair before coming up with a simple solution. The beadlock mounting bolts were too short to get a solid bite into the mounting plate and would break away as the remaining fasteners were being installed. Longer bolts seemed logical, but there was not sufficient space behind the plate to accommodate the length of a longer fastener. To get the tires compressed enough to install the short bolts, I first installed four longer ones in an X pattern until they bottomed on the inner side of the wheel. This was enough tension to compress the bead of the tire allowing the short bolts to be utilized. After all the short bolts were snug, I removed the now loose four longer bolts and replaced them with the manufacturer-supplied hardware. View Related Article
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