DRIVER'S MANUAL SB220GS - Training Registration System

WHEELS
Wheel hub centring
DAF BUS uses wheel hub centring on its
vehicles.
Typical of wheel hub centring:
- wheels with cylindrical bolt holes;
- wheel nuts with a loose (captive) flat
thrust washer;
- wheel hub with cast-on letter “C”.
Caution!
Always use wheels and wheel nuts designed
specifically for wheel hub centring.
Changing disc wheels
1. Place chocks behind and in front of the
wheels.
2. Clean the wheel nuts and apply a drop
of oil to the screw thread.
3. Place the jack under the axle, as close
as possible to the wheel that is being
changed.
4. Before fitting the wheel, carefully clean
the mating edge of the wheel hub and
the inner edge of the spare wheel and
remove any burrs and remnants of paint.
Apply a thin coating of grease to the
mating edge.
5. Clean the wheel studs and lightly
lubricate the screw thread with oil.
The use of Copaslip or Molykote is
not permitted.
6. Apply a drop of oil between the thrust
washer and the wheel nut.
7. Fit the wheel and gradually tighten the
wheel nuts in a crosswise sequence to
the specified torque (see the Specifications).
8. Retorque the wheel nuts after 100 km
and 500 km.
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