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8-5. Tire maintenance
are touching.
WARNING
When removing or installing a tire, make
sure to use the guide pin.
Also, the guide pin is made of resin. It
may be damaged if the wheel is placed
anywhere other than
amount of force is applied to the guide
pin.
3
Loosely tighten each wheel bolt by
hand or using a wheel bolt socket
.
Do not use the wheel bolt socket for any-
thing other than loosely tightening the
wheel bolts by hand.
Observe the following precautions. Fail-
ure to do so may lead to the wheel bolts
loosening and the tire falling off.
The contact surfaces of the wheel bolt
●
and wheel are designed specifically to
fit together. When using wheels that
were installed when the vehicle was
shipped from the factory, use special-
ized Lexus genuine wheel bolts. Do
not use wheel bolts designed for other
models, model years or types even if
they are Lexus genuine parts. If the
vehicle does not have wheels that were
installed to the vehicle when it was
shipped from the factory, the fac-
tory-installed wheel bolts may not be
appropriate for the wheel. Contact
either the retailer where the wheels
or if a large
were purchased or the manufacturer
of the wheels for proper installation
advice.
Never apply oil or grease to the wheel
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bolts or their contact surface on the
wheel
Doing so may cause the wheel bolts to
be tightened excessively, leading to dam-
age to the wheel bolts, the threaded por-
tion the wheel bolts install to
wheel.
Remove any oil or grease that has
adhered when installing the wheel bolts.
If a wheel bolt hole in a wheel or the
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threads of a wheel bolt or the wheel
hub are deformed, cracked, rusty or
otherwise damaged, have the vehicle
inspected by your Lexus dealer.
WARNING
.
, or the
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