Front

Wheel and Tire - Front

Part 1 Of 2:

Part 2 Of 2:

1. Remove the parts in the order indicated in the following illustration and table.
2. To install, reverse the removal procedure.

Item 3: Wheel Nut Removal Note

1. 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.
2. With the vehicle in NEUTRAL, position on a hoist.

Item 4: Wheel and Tire Assembly Installation Note

1. WARNING: When installing a wheel and tire, make sure to remove any corrosion, dirt or foreign material present on the mounting surfaces of the wheel and brake disc. Installing a wheel without correct metal-to-metal contact at the 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.

Clean the wheel mounting surfaces.





Item 3: Wheel Nut Installation Note

1. WARNING: Retighten at 800 km (500 miles) after any wheel change or any time the wheel nuts are loosened. Failure to retighten the wheel nuts at the mileage specified could allow the wheels to come off while the vehicle is in motion, possibly causing loss of control.

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.

Tighten the wheel nuts in a star pattern.