Dodge Intrepid Service Manual page 735

22 - 20 TIRES/WHEELS
WHEEL COVER (Continued)
Fig. 30 Two Wheel Mounting Nuts Installed
1 - VALVE STEM
2 - NUTS
3 - HUB
4 - WHEEL
(1) Place the wheel cover on the wheel in the fol-
lowing fashion:
(a) Align the valve notch in the wheel cover with
the valve stem on the wheel.
(b) At the same time, align the two holes in the
wheel cover having the retaining tabs with the two
installed wheel nuts (Fig. 31).
(c) Press in on center of wheel cover until wheel
cover retaining tabs push past and engage rear of
previously installed wheel mounting nuts (Fig. 31).
This will hold the wheel cover in place.
Fig. 31 Wheel Cover Installation Over Two Nuts
1 - RETAINING TABS
2 - VALVE STEM
3 - WHEEL COVER
(2) Install and lightly tighten the three remain-
ing wheel mounting nuts, securing the wheel cover in
place (Fig. 29).
(3) Tighten all five wheel mounting nuts in the
proper sequence (Fig. 32). Tighten wheel nuts to a
torque of 135 N·m (100 ft. lbs.).
Fig. 32 Tightening Sequence
WHEEL MOUNTING STUDS -
FRONT
REMOVAL
(1) Raise vehicle on jackstands or centered on a
frame contact type hoist. See Hoisting in the Lubri-
cation and Maintenance section.
(2) Remove the 2 guide pin bolts mounting the cal-
iper assembly to the steering knuckle (Fig. 33).
Remove the caliper from the front steering knuckle.
Refer to Disc Brake Caliper in the Brake section for
the caliper removal procedure.
(3) Remove rotor from hub by pulling it straight
off wheel mounting studs (Fig. 34).
(4) Install a lug nut on the wheel stud to be
removed from the hub and bearing assembly (Fig. 35)
so the threads on stud are even with end of lug nut.
Install Remover, Special Tool C-4150, on hub and
bearing assembly flange and wheel stud (Fig. 35).
(5) Tighten down on special tool to push wheel
stud out of the hub and bearing assembly. When
shoulder of wheel stud is past flange, remove special
tool from hub and bearing assembly. Remove lug nut
from stud and remove wheel stud from flange.
INSTALLATION
(1) Install wheel stud into of hub and bearing
assembly from the rear. Install washers on wheel
stud, then install a wheel lug nut on stud with flat
side of lug nut against washers (Fig. 36).
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