TIRES
RUBBER
WHEELS
HUBS
BEYOND
100
A tire in which the air is not sealed in an inner tube
tubeless tire
100
Steel wire wound together to form a cable; when bundled together, they sit at the wheel rim to form an airtight seal between the tire and the rim.
tire bead
100
The number and spacing of the wheel nuts or wheel studs on the wheel hub on the wheel rim.
bolt pattern
100
The load applied to a bearing before any vehicle weight or rolling loads are applied.
bearing preload
100

How many hearts does an Octopus have?

3

200
Wide-base low profile tire used to replace two conventional single tires on an axle to save weight and reduce wheel end parts.
super single tire
200
A tire with two or more layers of casing plies and cord loops running radially from bead to bead.
radial ply tire
200
The distance across the rim flanges at the bead seat.
rim width
200
A wheel hub that uses manually adjusted wheel bearing end play.
standard hub
200
Winnipeg born and raised singer/guitarist known for BTO and The Guess Who

Randy Bachman

300
The tendency of a tire to resist rolling along naturally when under load.
rolling resistance
300
A tire constructed in a latticed, criss-crossing structure, with alternate plies crossing over each other and laid with the cord angles in opposite directions.
bias-ply tire
300
A type of disc wheel that uses a series of machined pads on the hub to help center the wheel.
hub-piloted disc wheel
300
Wheel bearings that support the drive axle that transmits torque.
semi-floating bearings
300

The fear that somewhere, somehow, a duck is watching you

Anatidaephobia

400
The depth of the area between the bottom of the original tread grooves and the top of the uppermost breaker.
undertread
400
The distance covered by one revolution of the tire.
rolling circumference
400
When the plane of the hub mounting surface is even with the centerline of the wheel.
zero offset
400
The free movement of the wheel hub assembly along the axle spindle axis.
wheel end play
400

Napoleon Famously lost a war to which animal?

Rabbits

500
The distance from the tire center to ground level.
static radius
500
The ratio of sidewall height to section width of a tire.
aspect ratio
500
The edge of the rim that creates a seal between the tire bead and the wheel.
bead seat
500
A wheel hub that uses a precision spacer and close-tolerance bearings to eliminate the need for manual adjustment.
preset hub
500

Which human organ is the only organ capable of completely regenerating itself?

Liver

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