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What
do
I
do now?
a firm base for the jack on the ground. If nec-
essary place a sturdy board or similar support
under the jack. On
hard, slippery surfaces
(such as tile s) use a rubber mat or similar to
prevent t he jack from slipping¢ ,&.
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WARNING
- You or your passengers could be injured
wh ile changing a wheel if you do not fol-
low safety p recautions:
- Positioning the jack under the vehicle
at any other place than those indicated
above may damage the vehicle or may
result in personal injuries.
- A soft or unstable surface under the
jack may cause the vehicle to slip off
the jack. Always provide a firm base for
the jack on the ground . If necessary,
use a sturdy board under the jack .
- On hard, slippery surface (such as tiles)
use a rubber mat or s imilar to prevent
the jack from slipping.
- To help prevent injury to yourself and
your passengers:
- Do not raise t he vehicle unti l you are
sure the j ack is securely engaged.
- Passengers mus t not remain in the ve-
hicle when it is jacked up .
- Make sure that passengers wait in a
safe p lace away from the vehicle and
well away from the roadway and traffic.
- Make sure jack position is correct, ad-
just as necessa ry and then continue to
raise the jack .
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Note
A floo r jack or the pads on the hoist arms
must
not
be positioned at the points
shown
-arrows-.
Taking the wheel off
Follow these instructions step-by-step for
changing the wheel .
Fig . 168 Wheel cha nge: using t he screwd river ha ndle
(with the blad e removed ) to t urn the bolts
Fig. 169
Wheel change: alignment pin inside the top
hole
After you have loosened all wheel bolts and
raised the vehicle off the ground, pe rform the
following steps to remove and replace the
whee l:
Removing the wheel
.,. Use the
hexagonal socket in the screwdriv-
er handle
to completely turn out the top-
most whee l bolt and set it aside on a
clean
surface
¢ fig. 168.
... Screw the th readed end of the
alignment
pin
from the tool kit hand-tight into the
now vacant bolt hole ¢
fig. 169 .
.. Then completely unscrew the other wheel
bolts as described above .
.. Take off the wheel leaving the alignment pin
in the bolt hole .
Putting on the wheel
... Lift the spare wheel and carefully s lide it
over the alignment pin to guide it in place
¢(0 .
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