Chrysler PT Cruiser 2001 Service Manual Supplement page 1406

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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION
WHEEL COVER
REMOVAL
NOTE: When un-threading the wheel cover retain-
ing nuts from the wheel nuts, it is recommended
that a hand wrench be used and not an impact
wrench. Use of an impact wrench could result in
damage to the wheel cover retaining nuts.
(1) Un-thread the 5 nuts attaching the wheel cover
to the wheel nuts (Fig. 14).
Fig. 14 Wheel Cover Retaining Nuts
1 – WHEEL COVER TRAINING NUTS
2 – BOLT-ON WHEEL COVER
(2) Grasp the wheel cover and pull straight out-
ward from the wheel. This will remove the wheel
cover from the wheel.
INSTALLATION
(1) Align the valve notch in the wheel cover with
the valve stem on the wheel (Fig. 14). Align the
wheel cover retaining nuts with the externally-
threaded wheel nuts.
(2) By hand, start to thread all 5 of the wheel
cover retaining nuts onto the externally-threaded
wheel nuts.
NOTE: When tightening the wheel cover retaining
nuts it is recommended that a hand wrench be used
and not an impact wrench. Use of an impact wrench
could result in damage to the wheel cover retaining
nuts.
NOTE: To avoid rattling of the wheel cover, be sure
all five retaining nuts are correctly tightened using
the procedure described in the following step.
TIRES AND WHEELS
(3) Progressively tighten each of the wheel cover
retaining nuts following the pattern shown in the fig-
ure (Fig. 15). Repeat the tightening sequence at least
one more time. If a retaining nut "jumps" a thread
(slips), which is an override feature of the retaining
nut, retighten all the nuts again following the proper
tightening sequence to a point just prior to the
thread slip occurring.
Fig. 15 Nut Tightening Sequence
1 – BOLT-ON WHEEL COVER
WHEEL COVER RETAINING NUT
REMOVAL
(1) Remove the wheel cover from the wheel. Refer
to Wheel Cover in this section for the procedure.
NOTE: The retaining nut flange cannot be forced
past the large retaining tab. When removing the
retaining nut from wheel cover, the flange on the
nut must instead be forced past the 2 small retain-
ing tabs.
(2) From the back side of the wheel cover, push
outward and tilt the retaining nut sideways forcing
the flange on the retaining nut past the 2 small
retaining tabs in the retaining nut hole of the wheel
cover (Fig. 16), then remove the retaining nut from
the wheel cover by pushing or pulling it from the
hole in the wheel cover.
INSTALLATION
(1) Install the retaining nut into the hole of wheel
cover with the retaining nut flange positioned under
the large retaining tab first (Fig. 16), then push the
nut flange past the small tabs snapping the nut into
place.
(2) Reinstall the wheel cover. Refer to Wheel Cover
in this section for the procedure.
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