Mercury 2005 Monterey Owner's Manual page 182

Tires, Wheels and Loading
4. Check that the flat tire is properly secured.
Stowing the spare tire
Note: If no tire is to be stowed
under the vehicle, attach the
secondary tether to the primary
using the Velcro that's attached to
the secondary tether.
Wrap the Velcro around the primary
cable and tightly back around the
secondary, overlapping itself to
secure.
Note: Store secondary lug nut with
the tether kit.
1. Lay the spare, inflated tire on the ground with the valve stem facing
down.
2. Insert tether threaded rod through a lug nut hole with bent
anti-rotation tab protruding through the center next to the primary
wheel retainer.
3. Insert the primary wheel retainer through the center of the wheel.
4. Stand spare tire at the rear of the vehicle and replace the lug nut,
turn the wrench clockwise to tighten.
5. Lay the tire back on the ground, and use the wench mechanism to
pull, and raise the tire under the vehicle.
6. Raise the tire by turning the lug nut wrench clockwise until the hex
nut ratchets.
The effort to turn the jack handle increases significantly and the spare
tire carrier ratchets or slips when the tire is raised to the maximum
tightness. Tighten to the best of your ability, to the point where the
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