Tire and Wheel Removal and Installation

REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION WHEEL REMOVAL

CAUTION: MAKE SURE VEHICLE IS PROPERLY SUPPORTED AND SQUARELY POSITIONED ON HOIST. TO HELP AVOID PERSONAL INJURY, PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO THE OPPOSITE END OF THE VEHICLE THAT COMPONENTS WILL BE REMOVED FROM.

1. Raise vehicle on hoist.
2. Remove wheel cover or hub cap (if equipped).
3. Remove wheel nuts.

NOTICE: Never use heat to loosen a tight wheel nut. This can shorten the life of wheel and damage wheel bearings.

4. Remove wheel.

INSTALLATION

NOTICE: Before installing wheels, remove rust or corrosion from wheel mounting surfaces and brake rotors/drums. Failure to do so can cause wheel nuts to loosen in service.

1. Position wheel onto hub.





2. Install wheel nuts and tighten in a crisscross pattern. Repeat tightening pattern to be sure torque is correct.
Torque: Wheel Nuts: 140 Nm (103 ft. lbs.)
3. For steel wheel and optional aluminum wheel with large round center hub cap, install wheel cover or cap onto wheel. Hand tighten all four of the cap nuts with the aid of a socket. Then, with a wrench, tighten each of the caps an additional 1/4 turn (90 degrees).
4. Lower vehicle from hoist.