Removal and Replacement
Wheel and TireMaterial:
Front Tire:
Removal
1. If equipped, remove the wheel cap.
2. CAUTION: Do not use heat to loosen a seized wheel nut or damage to the wheel and wheel bearing can occur.
With the weight of the vehicle on the wheels, loosen the wheel nuts.
3. With the vehicle in NEUTRAL, position it on a hoist.
4. Remove the wheel nuts.
5. Remove the wheel and tire assembly.
Installation
1. WARNING: Before a wheel is installed, always remove any corrosion, dirt or foreign material present on the mounting surfaces of the wheel or the surface of the wheel hub, brake drum or brake disc that contacts the wheel. Installing wheels without correct metal-to-metal contact at the wheel mounting surfaces can cause the wheel nuts to loosen and the wheel to come off while the vehicle is in motion, causing loss of control. Failure to follow these instructions may result in personal injury.
WARNING: Retighten the wheel nuts within 160 km (100 miles) after any wheel change or any time the wheel nuts are loosened. Failure to follow these instructions may result in personal injury.
WARNING: Failure to retighten wheel nuts at the mileage specified can allow wheels to come off while the vehicle is in motion, possibly causing loss of vehicle control and collision. Failure to follow these instructions may result in personal injury.
CAUTION: Failure to tighten the wheel nuts in a star pattern can result in high brake disc runout, which will speed up the development of brake roughness, shudder and vibration.
Clean the wheel-to-wheel hub mounting surface(s).
2. CAUTION: Make sure to apply a thin coat of anti-seize lubricant only to the area of the wheel that contacts hub pilot surface. Do not allow the lubricant to make contact with the wheel studs, brake pads or brake disc.
Apply a thin coat of anti-seize lubricant to the wheel hub pilot surface.
3. Position the tire and wheel assembly and install the wheel nuts hand-tight, then lower the vehicle.
4. With the weight of the vehicle on the wheels, tighten the wheel nuts in the sequence shown.
^ Tighten to 204 Nm (150 ft. lbs.).
5. If equipped, install the wheel cap.