Removing Wheels - Volvo C70 Owner's Manual

Changing wheels

Removing wheels

Set up the warning triangle if a wheel must be
replaced at a busy location. Make sure that
the car and jack are on a firm horizontal
surface.
– Take out the spare wheel, jack and wheel
wrench.
– Apply the parking brake and engage first
gear, or position P if the car has an
automatic gearbox.
– Place chocks in front of and behind the
wheels which will remain on the ground.
Use heavy wooden blocks or large
stones.
– Cars with steel rims have removable
wheel covers. Prize off the wheel cover
with the end of the wheel spanner, or pull
it off by hand. When refitting the wheel
cover, make sure the cover is properly
aligned over the air valve.
– Loosen the wheel nuts ½-1 turn
anticlockwise with the wheel spanner.
– There are two jacking points on each side
of the car. Crank the foot of the jack down
so it is pressed squarely on the ground.
Check that the jack sits in the anchorage
as illustrated on page 141 and that the
foot is positioned vertically under the
anchorage. Lift the car so that the wheel
is free. Remove the wheel nuts and lift off
the wheel.
Fitting the wheel
– Clean the contact surfaces on the wheel
and hub.
Wheels and tyres
– Put on the wheel. Tighten the wheel nuts.
– Lower the car so that the wheels cannot
rotate. Tighten the wheel nuts crosswise.
It is important that the wheel nuts are
tightened properly. Tighten to 90 Nm.
Check the torque with a torque wrench.
– Put on the wheel cover (steel rim).
WARNING!
Never crawl under the car when it is raised
on the jack.
Passengers must leave the car when it is
raised on the jack.
Ensure that passengers wait with the car -
or preferably a crash barrier - between
them and the road.
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