Alcoas.....worth the money?

[Busted Knuckle]

I see a commercial Van Hool coach at least once a week with aluminum wheels, but it appears they didn't use longer studs.  None of the stud sticks out from nut and in fact the stud is probably 1/2" short.

I hope this gets caught at the next DOT inspection as it appears to be an accident waiting to happen.  Be sure you use long enough studs.

This method has been done for years and continues to do so. I am not aware of anyone in the heavy duty industry that has been cited for it, nor am I aware of any problems that have been encountered. Not the best choice, but it is out there anyway.

If having lug nuts that do not go all the way onto the stud isn't causing problems why does everyone say to install longer studs?

FWIW ; Well I am in the industry and have seen an operator cited and put out of service on the spot for a lug that did not extend through the nut! (not us! But I was at a Tunica, MS casino and went thru the same inspection round up that the MS DOT had going on and actually transferred the company that got shut downs customers from one casino to another since their coach was placed out of service on the spot until a servis truck replaced the 1 stud in question on the right steer axle!

Brian if you know of one being operated in this manner I'd make a phone call to the DOT in your area and report it before it becomes a public tragedy and someone gets hurt! JMHO!     BK   

[TomC]

Bob- I'll stop off at the shop tomorrow and write down the polish and sealer I'm using with the web site.  I'll post in a new post.  Good Luck, TomC