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Vehicle Care
10. Remove any rust or dirt
from the wheel bolts,
mounting surfaces, and
spare wheel.
11. Place the compact spare
tire on the wheel-mounting
surface.
Warning
Never use oil or grease on
bolts or nuts because the
nuts might come loose. The
vehicle's wheel could fall off,
causing a crash.
12. Reinstall the wheel nuts.
Tighten each nut by hand
until the wheel is held
against the hub.
13. Lower the vehicle by
turning the jack handle
counterclockwise.
Warning
Wheel nuts that are
improperly or incorrectly
tightened can cause the
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Warning (Continued)
wheels to become loose or
come off. The wheel nuts
should be tightened with a
torque wrench to the proper
torque specification after
replacing. Follow the torque
specification supplied by the
aftermarket manufacturer
when using accessory
locking wheel nuts. See
Capacities and
Specifications 0 433 for
original equipment wheel nut
torque specifications.
Caution
Improperly tightened wheel
nuts can lead to brake
pulsation and rotor damage.
To avoid expensive brake
repairs, evenly tighten the
wheel nuts in the proper
sequence and to the proper
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Caution (Continued)
torque specification. See
Capacities and
Specifications 0 433 for the
wheel nut torque
specification.
14. Tighten the wheel nuts
firmly in a crisscross
sequence, as shown.
15. Lower the jack all the way
and remove the jack from
under the vehicle.
16. Tighten the wheel nuts
firmly with the wheel
wrench.
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