Wheels and Tires: Service and Repair
Tire and Wheel Removal and Installation
Special Tools
* CH 41013 - Rotor Resurfacing Kit
* CH 42450-A - Wheel Hub Resurfacing Kit
For equivalent regional tools, refer to Special Tools Tools and Equipment.
Removal Procedure
1. Raise and support the vehicle. Refer to Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle Service and Repair.
2. Remove the wheel center cap, if equipped.
3. Remove the wheel center cap nuts, if equipped.
4. Remove the wheel nuts.
5. Remove the tire and wheel assembly.
Caution:
Never use heat to loosen a tight wheel bolt or nut. This can shorten the life of wheel and damage wheel bearings.
Caution:
NEVER use heat to loosen a tight wheel. It can shorten the life of the wheel, wheel nuts and wheel bearings. Excessive force, such as hammering the wheel or tire, can also cause damage and is not recommended. Slight tapping of the tire side wall, such as with one's hand or a rubber mallet, is normally acceptable.
Caution:
Removing the wheel may be difficult because of foreign materials or a tight fit between the wheel and the hub/rotor. Slightly tap the tire side wall with a rubber mallet in order to remove the wheel. Failure to follow these instructions may result in damage to the wheel.
6. If the tire and wheel assembly is difficult to remove or cannot be removed, perform the following steps:
1. Loosen each wheel nut 2 complete turns.
2. Lower the vehicle.
3. Rock the vehicle from side to side.
4. Repeat the procedure if necessary.
7. With the tire and wheel assembly loose, raise and support the vehicle.
8. Remove the tire and wheel assembly.
Caution:
Before installing wheels, remove any build-up of corrosion on the wheel mounting surface by scraping and wire brushing. Installing wheels without good metal-to-metal contact at the mounting surfaces can cause wheel bolts or nuts to loosen, which can later allow a wheel bolt or nut to come off while the vehicle is moving. Wheel bolts or nuts must be tightened in sequence and to proper torque to avoid bending the wheel, brake drum or rotor.
Note:
* Wear approved safety glasses when performing the following service procedures.
* DO NOT use power grinders to clean any of the brake rotor or brake drum to wheel contact areas.
9. Using a wire brush or wire wheel, clean the rotor to the wheel or brake drum to wheel hub contact area.
10. Where possible, use the CH 41013 - kitto clean the contact areas of the wheel to brake rotor or brake drum.
11. Using the CH 42450-A - Wheel Hub Resurfacing Kit, clean the surface around the wheel studs.
12. Clean the threads of the wheel studs. If the threads are damaged, replace the wheel stud.
* For the front wheel stud replacement, refer to Wheel Stud Replacement Front Suspension.
* For the rear wheel stud replacement, refer to Wheel Stud Replacement Rear Suspension.
13. After cleaning all the contact areas, use brake clean or denatured alcohol to remove all dirt and debris from the wheel nuts, brake rotor or brake drum.
14. Inspect and clean the contact area of the wheel. Refer to Wheel Mounting Surface Check Component Tests and General Diagnostics.
Installation Procedure
1. Apply a small amount of lubricant to the inner diameter of the wheel hub pilot hole (1) where it comes in contact with the wheel bearing/hub flange. Refer to Adhesives, Fluids, Lubricants, and Sealers [1][2]Fluid Type Specifications.
2. Install the tire and wheel assembly.
3. Hand start the wheel nuts.
Caution:
Refer to Fastener Caution Fastener Caution.
4. Using the proper size socket and the torque wrench, tighten the wheel nuts in the proper sequence to 140 Nm (103 lb ft). Refer to Fastener Tightening Specifications [1][2]Specifications
5. Install the wheel center cap, if required.
6. Install the wheel cap nuts, if required.
7. Remove the support and lower the vehicle.