Chrysler neon 1997 Service Manual page 1583

EXTERNALLY WHEEL NUTS WHEEL NUT THREADED WHEEL WHEEL TIRE TIRE
22 - 14 TIRES AND WHEELS
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)
Fig. 13 Wheel Nuts
INSTALL
(1) To install the wheel, first position it properly
on the studs and hub mounting surface using the
hub pilot as a guide. Install and lightly tighten the
wheel nuts in the proper sequence (Fig. 14).
CAUTION: When installing the wheel/tire never use
oil or grease on studs or nuts.
(2) Progressively tighten the 5 wheel nuts in the
proper sequence (Fig. 14) until tightened to half of
the specified torque. Then tighten the wheel nuts in
the proper sequence to a torque of 135 N·m (100 ft.
lbs.).
Fig. 14 Wheel Nut Tightening Sequence
(3) Align the valve notch in the wheel cover with
the valve stem on the wheel (Fig. 12). Align the
wheel cover retaining nuts with the externally
threaded wheel nuts.
(4) By hand, start to thread all 5 of the wheel
cover retaining nuts onto the externally threaded
wheel nuts.
WHEEL COVER RETAINING SMALL RETAINING TABS LARGE RETAINING TAB WHEEL COVER NUT
NOTE: When tightening the wheel cover retaining
nuts it is recommended that a hand wrench be used
and not an impact wrench. Use of an impact wrench
could result in damage to the lock-on wheel cover
retaining nuts.
(5) Tighten each of the wheel cover retaining nuts.
If the retaining nut "jumps" a thread (slips), which is
an override feature of the retaining nut, retighten
the retaining nut to a point just prior to this occur-
ring. To avoid rattling of the wheel cover be sure all
five retaining nuts are correctly tightened.
WHEEL COVER RETAINING NUT
If a retaining nut for the lock-on wheel is damaged,
it can be replaced as a separate part of the wheel
cover. Use the following procedure for replacing a
wheel cover retaining nut.
REMOVE
(1) If required, remove the wheel cover from the
wheel. Refer to Wheel Cover Lock-On in the Removal
And Installation Section in this group of the service
manual for the procedure.
NOTE: The retaining nut flange can not be forced
past the large retaining tab. When removing retain-
ing nut from wheel cover, the flange on the retain-
ing nut must be forced past the 2 small retaining
tabs on wheel cover.
(2) From the back side of the wheel cover, push
outward and tilt the retaining nut sideways forcing
the flange on the retaining nut past the 2 small
retaining tabs in the retaining nut hole of the wheel
cover (Fig. 15).
Fig. 15 Wheel Cover Retaining Nut Retention
(3) When flange on retaining nut is past the 2
retaining tabs on the wheel cover, remove retaining
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