Sterling Trucks 360 2006, Manual

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Pretrip inspection and Pretrip inspection and maintenance maintenance
3. 3. Sligh Sligh tly loo tly loo sen the w sen the w heel nut heel nut s by tur s by tur ning the ning the m in m in
the illustrated direction. Do not remove the nuts the illustrated direction. Do not remove the nuts
yet. yet.
For right-hand threaded wheel nuts, turn For right-hand threaded wheel nuts, turn
counterclockwise counterclockwise
For left-hand threaded wheel nuts, turn For left-hand threaded wheel nuts, turn
clockwise clockwise
NOTE: NOTE:
The wheel nuts on the right-hand side are marked The wheel nuts on the right-hand side are marked
with “R” and are right-hand threaded. Those on the with “R” and are right-hand threaded. Those on the
left-hand side are marked with “L” and are left-hand left-hand side are marked with “L” and are left-hand
threaded. threaded.
CAUTION CAUTION
At this time, do not loosen the wheel nuts too At this time, do not loosen the wheel nuts too
much. You could damage the threads. much. You could damage the threads.
4. 4. Rais Rais e the veh e the veh icle un icle un til the ti til the ti re is jus re is jus t clear t clear of the of the
ground. ground.
5. 5. Rem Rem ove t ove t he whe he whe el nut el nut s and s and then t then t he whe he whe el and el and
tire assembly. tire assembly.
NOTE: NOTE:
To remove the tires on a dual rear wheel, first To remove the tires on a dual rear wheel, first
loosen loosen the the outer outer wheel wheel nuts nuts and and remove remove the the
outer outer wheel wheel . . Lower Lower the the jack, jack, loosen loosen the the inner inner
wheel wheel nuts nuts and and raise raise the the vehicle vehicle again again to to remove remove
the the inner inner wheel wheel . .
CAUTION CAUTION
When removing wheels, be careful not to dam- When removing wheels, be careful not to dam-
age the wheel studs and the threads of the inner age the wheel studs and the threads of the inner
wheel nuts. wheel nuts.
WARNING WARNING
Make sure the socket is firmly seated on the Make sure the socket is firmly seated on the
wheel nut. If not, the wrench could slip off the wheel nut. If not, the wrench could slip off the
nut, and cause a nut, and cause a personal injury. personal injury.
WARNING WARNING
On vehicles with limited-slip differential, do On vehicles with limited-slip differential, do
not rotate the raised wheel. Power would be not rotate the raised wheel. Power would be
transmitted to the wheel in contact with the transmitted to the wheel in contact with the
ground. The vehicle could move and cause a ground. The vehicle could move and cause a
serious personal injury. serious personal injury.
Z12084 Z12084
Z09307 Z09307
Z09031 Z09031
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