Steel Wheel

TIRE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY (STEEL WHEEL)

NOTE: Never use oil or grease on studs or wheel mounting nuts.

1. Position the tire and wheel assembly on the wheel mounting studs using the hub pilot as a guide. Place and hold the wheel flush up against the mounting surface.

NOTE: Wheel mounting nuts must be installed on the studs as shown (Figure 1) to allow proper installation of the wheel cover.

2. Using the valve stem as an index placed at the 12 O'clock position, install and lightly tighten two wheel mounting nuts on the studs located at the 4 O'clock and 8 O'clock positions as shown (Figure 1).




Figure 1 TWO WHEEL MOUNTING NUTS INSTALLED






3. Place the wheel cover on the wheel in the following fashion:
a. Align the valve notch in the wheel cover with the valve stem on the wheel.
b. At the same time, align the two holes in the wheel cover having the retaining tabs with the two installed wheel nuts (Figure 2).
c. Press in on center of wheel cover until wheel cover retaining tabs push past and engage rear of previously installed wheel mounting nuts (Figure 2). This will hold the wheel cover in place.




Figure 2 WHEEL COVER INSTALLATION OVER TWO NUTS






4. Install and lightly tighten the three remaining wheel mounting nuts, securing the wheel cover in place (Figure 4).
5. Progressively tighten all five wheel mounting nuts in the proper sequence (Figure 3). Tighten wheel nuts to a torque of 135 Nm (100 ft. lbs.).




Figure 3 NUT TIGHTENING SEQUENCE

6. Lower the vehicle.





Figure 4 NUTS SECURING WHEEL COVER