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- Drive at reduced speed until you have the
tightening torques checked.
Wheels with wheel bolt caps
Applies to vehicles: with wheel bolts wit h caps
The caps must be removed first from the
wheel bolts before the bolts can be un-
screwed.
Fig. 194
Changin g a whee l: removing the wheel bolt
caps
Removing
.,. Push the plastic clip provided wit h the vehi-
cle tool kit over t he wheel bolt cap until it
engages.
.,. Pull on the plastic clip to remove the cap
¢ fig. 194 .
Refitting
.,. Place the caps ove r the wheel bo lts and
push them back on .
The caps are to protect and keep the wheel
bolts clean.
What
do
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Loosening and tightening the wheel
, bolts
The wheel bolts must be loosened before rais-
ing the vehicle.
Fig. 195
Changing a whee l: loosen ing t he wheel bolts
Loosening
.,. Insta ll the wheel bolt wrench over the
wheel bo lt and push it down as far as it will
go .
.,. Take tight hold of the
end
of the wrench
handle and turn the wheel bo lts counter-
clockwi se about
one single
turn in the direc-
tion of arrow ¢
fig. 195 .
Tightening
.,. Insta ll the wheel bolt wrench over the
wheel bo lt and push it down as far as it will
go .
.,. Take tight hold of the
end
of the wrench
handle and turn each wheel bolt clockw ise
until it is seated .
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WARNING
- Do not use fo rce or hurry whe n chang ing
a wheel - you can cause the vehicle to slip
off the jack and cause serious personal
injuries.
- Do not
loosen the wheel bo lts
more than
one turn
befo re you raise the vehicle with
the jack . - You risk an injury .
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Tips
- Never use t he hexagona l socket in the
hand le of the screwdr iver to loosen or
tighten t he wheel bolts .
- If a wheel bo lt is very tigh t , you may find
it eas ier to loosen by carefully pushing
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