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Note
Do not lift the vehicle by the si ll. Position
the vehicle jack only at the designated lift-
ing points on the sill. Otherwise, your vehi-
cle will be damaged.
Taking the wheel off/installing a wheel
Follow these instructions step-by-step for
changing the wheel.
Fig. 198
Changing a whee l: using the screwdrive r han ·
die (with the blade removed) to turn the bo lts
Fig. 199
Changing a wheel: alignment pin inside the
top hole
After you have loosened all wheel bolts and
raised the vehicle off the ground, remove and
replace the wheel as follows :
Removing t he wheel
.. Remove the topmost wheel bolt completely
with the
hexagona l socket
in the screwdriv-
er handle (vehicle tool kit) <=> fig . 198 and
set it as ide on a clean surface.
.. Screw the threaded end of the
alignm ent
pin
from the tool kit hand-tight into the
empty bolt hole r=>fig. 199.
.. Then remove the other wheel bo lts as de-
scribed above.
What
do I d o now ?
249
.. Take off the whee l leaving the a lignment pin
in the bo lt ho le
r=> (D.
Putting on th e other wh eel
.. Push the whee l over the alignment pin.
.. Screw on the wheel bo lts and tighten them
slightly us ing the hexagonal socket .
.. Remove the alignment pin and insert and
tighten the rema ining wheel bolt slightly
like the rest.
.. Turn the jack handle counter-clockwise to
lower the veh icle until the jack is fully re-
leased .
.. Use the wheel bolt wrench to tighten all
wheel bo lts firm ly r=> page 247. Tighten
them in a crisscross pattern, from one bolt
to the (approximately) opposite one, to keep
the wheel centered .
.. Perform the steps required after changing
the whee l r=> page 246, After changing a
wheel.
The hexagonal socket makes it easier to re-
move t he wheel bolts from the rim . Care
shou ld be taken when removing the reversib le
blade .
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Note
When removing or installing the whee l,
the rim could hit the brake rotor/ceramic
brake rotor* and damage the rotor. Work
carefully and have a second person to help
you.
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Tips
- When mount ing tires with
unidirectional
tread design
make sure the tread pat-
tern is po inted the right way
~page 250.
- The wheel bo lts should be clean and easy
to turn. Check for dirt and corrosion on
the mating surfaces of both the wheel
and the hub. Remove all d irt from these
surfa ces before remounting the whee l.
- Do not use the hexagonal socket in the
screwd river handle to loosen or t igh t en
t he whee l bolts.
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