Wheel Cover Retaining Nuts; Wheel Installation - Chrysler 2000 LHS Owner's Manual

22 - 14 TIRES AND WHEELS
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)
Fig. 17 Wheel Cover Retaining Nuts
1 – WHEEL
2 – BOLT-ON WHEEL COVER
3 – WHEEL COVER RETAINING WHEEL NUTS
CAUTION: When removing the wheel cover, do not
pry the wheel cover from the wheel. This can result
in damage to the wheel cover. The wheel cover is
removed by pulling it off the wheel by hand.
(3) Grasp the wheel cover at the edges in line with
the remaining installed wheel nuts and pull straight
outward from the wheel. This will pop the wheel cover
retaining tabs (Fig. 18) over the two remaining wheel
nuts, removing the wheel cover from the wheel.
Fig. 18 Wheel Cover Retaining Tabs
1 – WHEEL NUTS
2 – TIRE
3 – WHEEL COVER RETAINING TABS
4 – WHEEL COVER
(4) Remove the two remaining wheel nuts from the
studs.
(5) Remove the wheel and tire from the hub.
INSTALLATION
NOTE: The wheel nuts must be installed on the
studs shown in (Fig. 19) to allow the installation of
the wheel cover.
NOTE: Never use oil or grease on studs or wheel
mounting nuts.
(1) To install the wheel, first position it properly
on the hub mounting surface using the hub pilot as a
guide. Then install and lightly tighten the 2 wheel
nuts on the studs as shown in (Fig. 19) holding the
wheel to the hub.
Fig. 19 Wheel Installation
1 – TIRE
2 – VALVE STEM
3 – WHEEL NUTS
4 – HUB
5 – WHEEL
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