Wheels and Tires Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST: wide base singles : single truck tires designed to replace sets of duals on drive and trailer axles, bias ply : a tire construction geometry in which the plies are laid either diagonally or at an angle of 35 degrees, sipes : in tire terminology, the tiny notches along the edges of grooves within the tread blocks and ribs, footprint : the critical contact interface between a tire and the road surface it contacts, cbb : teflon-coated glass beads placed inside tires used to dynamically balance axle-end assemblies, retread : a tire that has been reconditioned by having a new rubber tread cured to it to extend its usable life, wheel balance : the state of balance of a wheel assembly, not just the tire/rim. in trucks wheel balance is critical because of the high mass of rotating components other than the tires, wheel dolly : single or dual wheel assembly hoist on rollers, section height : the tread center-to-bead plane on a tire, rim : component on which a tire is mounted, radial tire : a tire with circumferential belts in which the plies run at right angles to the beads, tpms : wireless tire pressure (and sometimes temperature) monitoring system, unitized seal : a wheel seal in which a static seal is made at both the axle hub installation bore and the axle spindle; the dynamic portion of the seal is self-contained within the seal itself so it turns within itself, lip type seal : a shaft to hub, dynamic seal that has the seal medium, usually leather or synthetic rubbers, spring-loaded to ride on a wiper ring or wiper race, which is located on the shaft, preset hubs : hub assemblies with both the bearings and seals already installed. to install on the wheel end, the technician installs the self-piloting hub and torques the assembly in place, eliminating the need for bearing adjustment, wheel hop : wheel or axle oscillation that results in irregular tire-to-road contact, section width : the sidewall-to-sidewall measurement on a tire, aspect ratio : a tire term calculated by dividing the section height by the section width.