Wheels and Tires: Service and Repair

Tire and Wheel Removal and Installation

Special Tools

* CH-41013 - Rotor Resurfacing Kit

* CH-42450 - Wheel Hub Resurfacing Kit

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.

Warning

If penetrating oil gets on the vertical surfaces between the wheel and the rotor or drum it could cause the wheel to work loose as the vehicle is driven, resulting in loss of control and an injury accident.

Caution:
Never use heat to loosen a tight wheel. It can shorten the life of the wheel, studs, or hub and bearing assemblies. Wheel nuts must be tightened in sequence and to the specified torque to avoid bending the wheel or rotor.

Caution:
Improperly tightened wheel bolts or nuts can lead to brake pulsation and rotor damage. In order to avoid expensive brake repairs, evenly tighten the wheel bolts or nuts to the proper torque specification.

6. If the tire and wheel assembly is difficult to remove or cannot be removed, perform the following steps:

1. Loosen each 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 he vehicle.

8. Remove the tire and wheel assembly.

Warning

Before installing the wheels, remove any buildup of corrosion on the wheel mounting surface and brake drum or disc mounting surface by scraping and wire brushing. Installing wheels with poor metal-to-metal contact at the mounting surfaces can cause wheel nuts to loosen. This can cause a wheel to come off when the vehicle is moving, causing loss of control and possibly personal injury.

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 wheel or brake drum to wheel contact area.

10. Where possible, use the CH-41013 - kit to clean the contact areas of the wheel to brake rotor or brake drum.

11. Using the CH-42450 - kit (1), 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 the dirt and debris from wheel nuts, brake rotor or 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 contacts the wheel bearing/hub flange. Refer to Adhesives, Fluids, Lubricants, and Sealers Adhesives, Fluids, Lubricants, and Sealers.

Caution: Refer to Fastener Caution Fastener Caution.

Caution: A torque wrench must be used to ensure that the wheel nuts are tightened to specifications. Never use lubricants or penetrating fluids on the wheel studs, nuts, or mounting surfaces, as this can raise the actual torque on the nuts without a corresponding torque reading on the torque wrench. Wheel nuts, studs, and mounting surface must be clean and dry. Failure to follow these instructions could result in wheel, nut, and/or stud damage.

Note: Tighten the nuts evenly and alternately in order to avoid excessive runout.

3. Install the wheel nuts and tighten to 190 Nm (140 lb ft).

4. Install the wheel center cap, if equipped.

5. Install the wheel center cap nuts, if equipped.

6. Remove the safety stands.

7. Lower the vehicle.