Well I am back needing help! While checking everything on our RV ,I noticed that both front hubs have some of the centering lugs on both front axles are broke off. Now I am trying to find replacement hubs. ForeTravel told me today that they don't have them because they are obsolete and no replacement. Called Meritor no help yet,they have one but it negates the ABS system. Has anybody had this problem in the past?
Do you have tapered lug nuts or flat faced?
What is a centering lug? any pics?
The centering lugs are what Centers your wheels on your axle and carries the weight of your coach. Your Lugnuts or bolts just hold the wheel to the hub.
If you have tapered nuts , the nuts center the wheel, IE "Lug centric." The centering hub has value only when mounting the wheel. Most common for your era.
Most likley you are fine. Verify the tapered nuts tho.
If you have flat nuts and a flat wheel /nut interface ,the close fit center of the wheel to the hub, , centers the wheel. you have "Hub centric." The nuts hold the wheel to the hub, centered by the hub to wheel center hole clearance.
These are coming back due to NVH pursuit and fewer tolerances to address.
A '96 has Budd wheels and if you are talking about the studs, they are replaceable. Again a picture would help, but the lugs are all that center a Budd wheel.
Thanks for jogging my memory! I've been driving semi's and heavy trucks for most of my life. I know better ,but kind of panicked because I'm trying to get this in the top shape I can before we make our first trip with it. Thank you for your help I'll check everything out tomorrow in the shop. I think I'll sleep better tonight. Randy
Stud Pilot wheels aka Budd wheels will have a tapered cone nut. The left hand side studs and nuts will be left hand thread. Right to loosen Left to tighten. The right hand side is normal left for loose righty tighty. On the tandem rear wheels there will be a inner stud nut that holds the inside wheel and the nut holds the outside wheel.
If you have hub pilot wheels there will be a built in washer on the nut and no taper on the wheel.
These are all left loose right tight.
I hope the not quite shaving, tire monkeys with the big impact driver's at most tire shops understand this. Or I will get charged for stud replacement.
How about just diplomatically telling/asking them when you buy tires?