
Delta-1 Drag Wheel Beadlock Assembly Procedure
- Verify all female threads in the wheel are free of foreign matter – compressed air is recommended. For Top Fuel wheels skip steps 2 and 3.
- Apply 2 drops of Loctite 242 blue thread locker on course threaded end of stud. (5/16” studs for PS1 & PM1)
- Thread course end of stud into wheel. Torque to 12 in-lb (1 ft-lb.) to ensure the stud is seated (PS1 & PM1 has 36 studs per wheel).
- Insert Wheel into tire.
*Do not allow the wheel to rest on a surface using the beadlock studs as a stand
- Locate tire bead onto tire register.
*Verify the tire’s bead bundle is clean and free of all potential lubricants and debris.Acetone and lacquer thinner are acceptable cleansing agents.
- Position beadlock ring onto the tire, over the studs or TF bolt holes.
*It may be necessary to rest the wheel on an elevated surface, like a bucket, to allow the tire to hang below the wheel bead flange that you are trying to mount.
- Apply a minimal amount of nickel based anti-seize to spherical surface of spherical washer.
- Place spherical washers on the bolt-on beadlock ring.
- Apply an applicable amount of nickel based anti-seize (or COPASLIP or equivalent) to fine threaded portion of stud or TF bolts.
- Thread on all nuts or bolts by hand (finger tight only).
*For a tire with a thick bead bundle, it may be necessary to start 4 nuts onto 4 studs without using the spherical washer to allow enough bead compression throughout the bolt-on ring to start the remaining 14 nuts using each spherical washer. After the 14 have been started, go back to the first 4 nuts and re-install using the spherical washers.
- In a “star pattern”, torque nuts or TF bolts to 100 in-lb (8.3 ft-lb.) until each nut has reached initial torque requirement once.
- Continue to torque nuts or TF bolts in star pattern to value “A” on the chart below until each nut has reached torque requirement once.
- Continue to torque nuts or TF bolts in star pattern to value “B” on the chart below until each nut has reached torque requirement once.
- Re-torque all nuts or TF bolts to value C on the chart below in a circular pattern two full revolutions around the bead-loc ring.
- Re-torque after each pass.
Torque Values – Values Based on a Lubricated Fastener
PS1 and PM1 | TF1 | Torque Pattern | |
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A | 175 in-lb (14.6 ft-lb) | 200 in-lb (16.7 ft-lb) | Star |
B | 225 in-lb (18.8 ft-lb) | 275 in-lb (22.9 ft-lb) | Star |
C | 264 in-lb (22 ft-lb) | 325 in-lb (27.1 ft-lb) | Circular (counter or Clockwise) |
Due to the induced bead-loc ring deflection caused by the thicker tire bead bundle (approximately .950 thick) on the Goodyear 1230 or similar tire, it is recommended that the bead-loc rings used in those applications are only used with tires of equal or greater bead bundle thickness.
Delta-1 Replacement Parts
Part Number | Part | Application | Unit |
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P650-5599B | Black Beadlock Ring | PM1/PS1 | 1 Ring |
P650-5599P | Polished Beadlock Ring | PM1/PS1 | 1 Ring |
P650-5699B | Black Beadlock Ring | TF1 | 1 Ring |
P650-5599P | Polished Beadlock Ring | PM1/PS1 | 1 Ring |
P609-PS1-0516-Ti-18 | Beadlock Fastener Kit | PM1/PS1 | Kit for 1 Ring |
P609-TF2-0380-24 | Beadlock Fastener Kit | TF1 | Kit for 1 Ring |
Due to the induced bead-loc ring deflection caused by the thicker tire bead bundle (approximately .950 thick) on the Goodyear 1230 or similar tire, it is recommended that the bead-loc rings used in those applications are only used with tires of equal or greater bead bundle thickness.
Delta-1 TF Heli-Coil Repair Kit
Kit will include:
- (1) Kato tangless Heli-Coil removal tool – #2KRTC-6
- (1) Kato tangless Heli-Coil installation tool – #2KPHC-6
- (1) Kato 3/8 – 16 coil thread tap – #CTC-6SRB-H3
- (1) Tee handle tap driver
- Spare 3/8 – 16 Heli-Coils
- Spare 3/6 x 16 x1¼ in 12-point bolts
- Removal and installation instructions
To get a Heli-Coil repair kit, contact your WELD Racing Sales and Service Specialist.