Bearing failures are less common than fastener-related separations, 26% compared to 65%, say several investigative reports on wheel separations. The causes of wheel separation are well known. They ...

Unless your vehicle is completely made from corrosion-proof materials, you will eventually have to fight off the rust. It can quickly spread and damage parts that are contaminated, resulting in ...

Impact wrenches are fine for running wheel nuts up onto the studs, but a torque wrench must be used to set the nuts. Retorquing is highly recommended, but few, apparently, get around to it. Photos: ...

While wheel separations remain statistically rare events, they inconveniently tend to occur in very public places. Most jurisdictions don’t track wheel separations the way Ontario does, making ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? An ominous brown stain on the fender. A bubble in the paint at the bottom of a door.

One June Friday in 2013, Billy Turner, then the owner of a small fleet called BTEXP Global Services, was heading home from his office in Weatherford, Okla., when he came across a “really bad wreck” on ...