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What
do I do now ?
Taking the wheel off/installing the spare
Follow these instructions step-by-step for
changing the wheel.
Fig. 216
Changing a whee l: using the screwdriver ha n-
dle (with the blade removed} to turn the bolts
Fig. 2 17
Changing a whee l: a lignm ent pin ins ide the
top hole
After you have loosened a ll wheel bolts and
ra ised the veh icle off the ground, remove a nd
replace the wheel as follows:
Removing the wheel
.. Use the hexagonal socket in th e screwdriv-
er handl e to comp lete ly remove the top-
most wheel bo lt and set it as ide on a
clean
surface
q fig. 216 .
.. Screw the threaded end of the alignment
pin from the tool kit hand -tight into the
empty bolt hole
q
fig. 217.
.. Then remove the other wheel bo lts as de-
scribed above .
.. Take off the wheel leav ing the alignment pin
in the bolt hole
c:> ( D.
Putting on the spare wheel
.. Lift the spare wheel and carefully slide it
over the a lignment pin to guide it in place
c:> Q ).
.. Use the hexagonal socket in the screwdriver
handle to screw in and tig hten a ll whee l
bolts
slightly.
.. Remove the a lignment pin and insert and
tighten the remaining wheel bolt slightly
like the rest .
.. Turn the jack hand le counter-clockwise to
lower the veh icle until the jack is fully re-
leased .
.. Use the wheel bo lt wrench t o t ighten all
wheel bo lts f irm ly
q
page 268 .
Tighten
them
crosswise,
from one bolt to the (ap -
proximately) opposite one, to keep the
wheel centered.
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Note
When remov ing or installing the whee l,
the rim cou ld hit the b rake roto r and dam-
age the roto r. Work carefu lly and have a
second person help you .
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Tips
Never use the hexagonal socket in the han-
d le of the screwdriver to loosen or tighten
the wheel bolts.
- Pull the reversible blade from the screw -
dr iver before you use the hexagonal
socket in the hand le to turn the wheel
bolts .
- When mount ing tires with unidirectional
tread design make sure the tread pat-
t er n is po inted t he righ t way
~page 271.
- The wheel bolts shou ld be clean and easy
t o t urn . Check for dirt an d corrosion on
the mat ing surfaces of both the wheel
an d t he hub . Remove all d irt from th ese
surfa ces be for e remou nt ing t he whee l.
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