Wheels

PURPOSE: This rule describes the procedures and standards for the inspection of wheels. The inspection of wheels is a requirement of section 307.365, RSMo. (1) Inspect all wheels except the spare tire wheel for damage and the condition of any visible wheel bolts, nuts or lugs, or mismatching of hub assembly. Hub caps need not be removed to inspect wheel bolts, nuts or lugs except on the wheel which is removed for brake inspection. (2) Reject vehicle if: (A) There are loose, missing or damaged wheel studs, bolts, nuts or lugs; (B) Rims and lock rings on the wheel of a commercial vehicle are mismatched; (C) Rims or lock rings are bent, sprung, cracked or otherwise damaged; (D) Stud holes are out-of-round; (E) There are cracks between the hand holes or stud holes of a disc wheel; (F) A casting is cracked or there is evidence of wear in the clamping area of a cast wheel; or (G) A wheel and hub assembly are mismatched or if the lug holes and lug bolts are mismatched, which prohibits the tightening and proper seating of the lug nuts, or the hub flange fails to make full contact with the wheel pad. AUTHORITY: section 307.360, RSMo 1994.* Original rule filed Nov. 4, 1968, effective Nov. 14, 1968. Amended: Filed March 9, 1970, effective March 19, 1970. Amended: Filed Nov. 9, 1971, effective Nov. 19, 1971. Amended: Filed May 21, 1974, effective May 31, 1974. Amended: Filed April 2, 1992, effective Sept. 6, 1992. Emergency rescission and rule filed Aug. 1, 1997, effective Sept. 2, 1997, expired Feb. 28, 1998. Rescinded and readopted: Filed Aug. 1, 1997, effective Jan. 30, 1998. *Original authority: 307.360, RSMo 1967, amended 1971, 1973, 1979.