Ford 1996 Aspire Manual page 145

If the vehicle slips off the jack, you or
someone else could be seriously injured.
2. Get out the spare tire and jack.
To remove the tire, turn the hold-down bolt
counterclockwise with the wheel lug wrench.
To remove the jack, turn the jack hold-down
bolt counterclockwise. Remove the tire
retaining tool from the tool kit.
3. Remove the wheelcover with the tapered
end of a wheel nut wrench. Insert the handle
of the wrench and twist it against the inner
wheelcover flange. Remove any chrome nuts
or plastic caps covering the wheel lug bolts.
4. Remove the top lug bolt and insert the tire
retaining tool in its place. This will hold the
tire in place when the other lug bolts are
removed.
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