Does a buckled wheel on a truck fail the inspection !
chris_051,
Jan 18, 3:15pm
If its obvious. Chances are they wont pick it up.
berg,
Jan 18, 6:59pm
Under 10-1-3 of the VIRM it states a reason for failure being significent distortion. Define significent. What's it on and what sort of damage
modie61,
Jan 18, 7:55pm
Its on the front of a truck i was behind today,bloody wobble as. Comes down to whether it has a current cof i suppose,but yea pretty scary looking,real cab shaker.
rocky0169,
Jan 18, 7:58pm
Does it rip ya hands off when you aply the brakes! if you can see its buckled toss it
modie61,
Jan 18, 8:02pm
Dunno,not mine,thank god. Usually see it with a house on the trailer.
chris_051,
Jan 18, 8:43pm
may have been an artillery type wheel nut set up where the wheel is held on by wedges between the rim and nuts, tyre guys are good at chucking it all togther and rattling them up no worries, while tightening the wheel nuts you usually need a can of brake cleen etc close to the wheel and rotate it to check for run out.
modie61,
Jan 19, 5:26am
Ok chris,do these wheels have what look like about 4 or 5 large spokes,if you know what i mean !
modie61,
Jan 19, 10:06am
Yea the red ones are the same i think.
modie61,
Jan 19, 10:10am
Lol,went past the weigh station this morning,there were 2 house buses parked up the road waiting for them to close i guess they were sitting on the side of the road just out of sight of the guys on the station,doing their inspections. Also more than normal amount of heavy trucks onthe Paekakariki Road about 8am too.
berg,
Jan 19, 12:58pm
Chris051 will be onto it if they are artillary hubs. Can you remember who's truck! My guess if it carries houses its Brittons (white and yellow). Didn't see the two busses but that's OK as there was other fish to fry. On subject of wheels, mix of standard steel wheels on some cars and some with a wider profile that they tell me are a Aus rim off their utes. Not sure on that bit. More digging required
modie61,
Jan 19, 2:00pm
Thanks berg,ive gone the alloy wheel way. #25 truck. I felt sorry for the driver,im sure he was hanging on with 2 hands on 1 side of the wheel,lol. I was just keen to get past it.
chris_051,
Jan 19, 2:38pm
Those bastards are good at sitting there at that time, the last thing ya need when trying to make the 8am ferry.
berg,
Oct 6, 4:08am
Bastards! No, I think all of them are from married parents.
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