Wheels and Tires: Service and Repair

Wheel and Tire

Removal

CAUTION: Do not use heat to loosen a seized wheel nut: heat will change the metal's properties and damage wheel bearing and brake caliper seals.





1. Loosen, but do not remove wheel nuts.
2. Raise vehicle and support on stands.





3. Remove wheel and tire assembly.
Remove wheel nuts.
Remove wheel.

Installation

1. CAUTION: Do not allow grease to contaminate the wheel stud threads and wheel nut to wheel mating surface, as this may cause the nuts to loosen.

NOTE: To prevent the wheel corroding on to the hub, smear a thin layer of grease onto the hub mounting face and spigot; and wheel mounting face and spigot hole.





Install the wheel and tire assembly.
Install wheel.
Install wheel nuts to secure wheel in position.
Lower vehicle.
Tighten wheel nuts in a diagonal sequence to:
Steel wheel 68 - 82 Nm.
Alloy wheel 88 - 102 Nm.