Installing A Road Wheel - Ford Ranger Owner's Manual

4. Unscrew and remove the wheel nuts
and take off the wheel.

Installing a road wheel

WARNINGS
Use only approved wheel and tyre
sizes. Using other sizes could
damage the vehicle and will void the
warranty. See Technical Specifications
(page 167).
Do not fit run flat tyres on vehicles
that were not originally fitted with
them. Please contact your dealer for
more details regarding compatibility.
Make sure that there is no lubrication
(grease or oil) on the threads or the
interface between wheel studs and
nuts.
Have the tightening torque of the
wheel nuts and the tyre pressure
checked as soon as possible.
CAUTION
Do not install alloy wheels using
wheel nuts designed for use with steel
wheels.
Ranger (TKE) Vehicles Built From: 03-12-2012, Vehicles Built Up To: 31-12-2013
Wheels and Tyres
Note: The wheel nuts of alloy wheels and
spoked steel wheels can also be used for
the steel spare wheel for a short time
(maximum two weeks).
1.
2. Install the wheel nuts finger tight.
3. Install the locking wheel nut key.
4. Partially tighten the wheel nuts in the
5. Lower the vehicle and remove the jack.
6. Fully tighten the wheel nuts in the
7.
Note: If the spare wheel is different in size
or construction to the road wheels, have this
replaced as soon as possible.
165
Install the wheel.
sequence shown.
sequence shown. See Technical
Specifications (page 167).
Make sure that the projection of the
cap is positioned on the same position
as the projection of the hub.
WARNING
Have the wheel nuts checked for
tightness and the tyre pressure
checked as soon as possible.