Section 8 - Wheels And Tires; General Information; Wheels; Wheel Removal - Club Car DS 2004 Service Manual

SECTION 8 – WHEELS AND TIRES
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DANGER
• See General Warning, Section 1, Page 1-1.
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WARNING
• See General Warning, Section 1, Page 1-1.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Maximum tire life and good vehicle handling qualities are directly related to proper wheel and tire care.
• Keep tires properly inflated. See Section 2 – Vehicle Specifications.
• Keep lug nuts properly tightened.
• Keep the front end aligned and adjusted.

WHEELS

See General Warning, Section 1, Page 1-1.

WHEEL REMOVAL

1. Slightly loosen the lug nuts on the wheel to be removed.
2. Raise the end of the vehicle from which the wheel is to be removed. Make sure that the wheels are off
the ground. See General Warning, Section 1, Page 1-1.
3. Remove the lug nuts and remove the wheel.

WHEEL INSTALLATION

1. Install wheel(s), and use a crisscross pattern to tighten the lug nuts until they are snug.
2. Lower the vehicle and use a crisscross pattern to finish tightening lug nuts to 55 ft-lb (74.6 N·m).

TIRES

See General Warning, Section 1, Page 1-1.

TIRE REMOVAL

NOTE: Tire must be removed or installed from the valve stem side of the rim.
1. Remove the tire and wheel assembly from the vehicle as instructed above.
2. Remove the valve cap and valve core and allow air to escape from the tire.
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