Wheels and Tires: Service and Repair

WHEEL AND TIRE

Removal
1. Remove the wheel cover, if equipped.

Caution:
^ Do not use heat to loosen a seized lug nut. Heat can damage the wheel and wheel bearings.

Note:
^ Do not remove the lug nuts at this time.

2. With the weight of the vehicle still on the tires, loosen the lug nuts.
3. Raise the vehicle until the wheel and tire assembly clears the floor.
4. Remove the lug nuts.
5. Remove the wheel and tire assembly.

Installation
1. Clean the wheel-to-wheel hub mounting surface(s).

Warning:
^ Remove all dirt, foreign material or corrosion from the mating surfaces of the hub and wheel prior to installing the wheel assembly. An incorrectly cleaned mating surface may result in insufficient clamp load between the wheel and hub. Failure to follow these instructions may result in serious injury to vehicle occupant(s).

Warning:
^ Retighten wheel nuts within 160 km (100 mi) after a wheel is reinstalled. Wheels can loosen after initial tightening. Failure to follow this instruction may result in serious injury to vehicle occupant(s).

2. Apply a thin coat of anti-seize lubricant to the wheel hub pilot surface.

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.

3. Position the tire and wheel assembly and install the wheel nuts hand-tight, then lower the vehicle.
4. Tighten the wheel nuts, using the pattern indicated, to 135 Nm (100 lb-ft).

Caution:
^ Failure to tighten the wheel nuts in a star pattern may result in high brake disc runout, which will speed up the development of brake roughness, shudder and vibration.





5. If removed, install the center cap.
6. Install the wheel cover, if equipped.