Wheel and Tire Removal and Installation

Wheel and Tire

Removal and Installation

1. CAUTION: Do not use heat to loosen seized wheel nuts. Heat can damage the wheel and wheel bearings.

NOTE: To avoid damaging or scratching the center cap, place facing upward when removed.

Loosen the wheel nuts.
1. Remove the center cap or hub cap, if necessary.
2. With the weight of the vehicle on the wheels, loosen the wheel nuts.

2. With the vehicle in NEUTRAL, position it on a hoist.
3. Remove the wheel and tire assembly.
1. Remove the wheel nuts.
2. Remove the wheel and tire assembly, using a side-to-side rocking motion.






4. 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.

CAUTION: Retighten at 800 km (500 miles) after any wheel change or anytime the wheel nuts are loosened. Failure to retighten the wheel nuts at the mileage specified can 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.

To install, reverse the removal procedure.
- Tighten to 135 Nm (100 ft. lbs.).
- Clean the wheel mounting surfaces.
- Install the wheel nuts hand-tight, then lower the vehicle.