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Wheel Installation
1. See
Raising the Mudd-Ox
under
Jack Points
.
2. Safely lift up the wheel and slide over the lug studs. At the factory, wheels are installed so all valve stems are
clocked in the same direction for ease of maintenance, although not necessary.
3. Thread each lug nut onto the studs by hand. Ensure they thread smooth without significant force.
4. Use a 3/4” socket and ratchet to firmly tighten in a star pattern as shown in Figure-9. This will evenly distribute
the torque to prevent warping of the wheel.
5. Use a torque wrench to tighten the lug nuts at 140 ft. lbs. in the star pattern (Figure-10).
Wheel Removal
1. See
Raising the Mudd-Ox
under
Jack Points
. If tracks are installed, reverse steps
Installation
under
Tracks
then raise.
2. Use an impact gun with a 3/4” socket to remove all five lug nuts. Turn counterclockwise to loosen (Figure-7).
3. Slide wheel off the lug studs. The wheel is now removed (Figure-8).
Tires/Wheels Cont.
8. For the tires that do not match, add or remove air pressure as necessary and repeat step #6. Use a reasonable
amount of air pressure changes to achieve these numbers.
Note:
After reaching matching circumferences, use
a paint marker and write on each tire its respective air pressure. This will make checking air pressures easy
without the need of attempting to find circumferences again.
A. If all the tires match: you are finished.
B. If the tires do not all match: move to step #9.
9. At times, it is possible not all tires will perfectly match in circumference with a reasonable amount of varying air
pressures. Simply find the (4) best match tires and place them on each corner of the Mudd-Ox shown as 1, 2, 7,
8 in Figure-3. The outer tires are most important in matching with installed tracks. In Figure-6 “A” represents
outer corner wheels that absolutely must match circumferences, while “B’ may slightly vary.
Figure-6
4
4
55
Figure-9
1
1
22
33
Figure-10
A
A
BB
BB
AA
Figure-7
Remove the lug nuts
Figure-8
Wheel Removed
Star Pattern
Torque to 140 ft. lbs.