How soon after installation should wheel fasteners be inspected, according to manufacturers' recommendations?
- Immediately after installation
- Between 80 and 160 km ✓
- Between 160 and 240 km
- After the first 60 km of driving
Answer: B. Between 80 and 160 km
Wheel fasteners should be re-checked between 80 and 160 km after installation, as wheel manufacturers recommend.
Why this is the answer
The handbook says to inspect the wheels, wheel fasteners and tires after new tires or wheels are installed, or after wheels are removed for repairs to other components. It then gives the manufacturers' recommendation: have the wheel fasteners re-checked between 80 km and 160 km after installation. That range matches the correct choice, so the inspection is not done immediately and not at the other distances listed. The handbook also says wheels and tires must be installed by a certified tire installer or a mechanic.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Immediately after installation — The handbook gives the manufacturers' re-check range as 80 km to 160 km after installation, so an immediate inspection is not the recommendation stated there.
- C. Between 160 and 240 km — A re-check between 160 and 240 km goes beyond the 80 km to 160 km range the handbook says wheel manufacturers recommend.
- D. After the first 60 km of driving — An inspection after the first 60 km falls short of the 80 km to 160 km range given in the handbook.
Remember it
Link wheel re-checks to a short break-in drive, not to the moment you drive away.