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GROUP 31 WHEEL AND TIRE
SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................. 31-2 TROUBLESHOOTING...................................................................... 31-3 WHEEL AND TIRE ............................................................................ 31-4

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SPECIFICATIONS
Tire size 7.00R16-12 7.50R16-12 Wheel type 16 × 5.50F-11516 × 6.00GS-127

• Tire pressures specified for each tire size are shown on the tire pressure label.

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TROUBLESHOOTING
Symptoms Tire tread wear Worn in feather pattern from outside in Wornin concave (one spot or more) Worn in pit over the entire periphery Worn in feather pattern from inside out

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Worn in wave pattern

Both shoulders worn

Reference Gr Worn in serration OGr26 O O Gr26, 27 Gr37 Gr26, 27 O Gr26 O

Outside worn

Center worn

Possible causes Overload Tire pressure Toe-in Wheel alignment Camber Excessive toe-out Multiple misalignment Knuckle arm bentLeft and right tie-rods different in length Wheels out of balance Wheel bearing loose Tie-rod end loose Axle bent Left and right wheels steered at improper angles Hard acceleration, braking, orsteering Specific road surface conditions Brake drum or disc eccentically mounted Too low Too high Excessive Insufficient Excessive Insufficient

O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O OO O O O O

O

Inside worn O

O

O

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WHEEL AND TIRE
CAUTION
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• Use right-hand threaded wheel nuts marked “R” for right side wheels and left-hand threaded wheel nuts marked“L” for left side wheels.

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Removal sequence
1 Wheel nut Wheel nut (outer) 2 Tire (See later section.) 3 Wheel nut (inner) 4 Tire (See later section.)

Installation sequence
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Followthe removal sequence in reverse.

CAUTION
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• The wheel nuts are designed to be tightened without any coating of grease. Never grease the wheel nuts. Even if tightened to the...