- Make sure that passengers wait in a
safe place away from the vehicle and
well away from the road and traffic.
- Make sure jack position is correct, ad-
just as necessary and then continue to
ra ise the jack .
Taking the wheel off/installing the spare
tire
Follow these instructions step-by-step for
changing the wheel.
Fig. 222 Changing a wheel: using the screwdrive r han·
die (with t he blade removed) to turn the bo lts
Fig. 223 Changing a wheel: alignment pin inside the
top hole
After you have loosened all wheel bolts and
raised the veh icle off the ground, remove and
replace the wheel as follows:
Removing the wheel
.. Remove the topmost wheel bolt completely
with the
hexagonal socket in the screwdriv-
er handle (vehicle tool kit)
¢fig. 222 and
set it as ide on a
clean surface.
.. Screw the t hreaded end of the
alignment
pin
from the tool kit hand -tight into the
empty bolt hole~
fig. 223 .
.. Then remove the other wheel bo lts as de·
scribed above.
What do I d o now ? 27 3
.. Take off the wheel leaving the alignment
pin in the bolt hole
¢ (D.
Putting on th e inflatable spare tire
.. Push the spare tire over the alignment pin.
.. Screw on the wheel bo lts and tighten them
slightly us ing the hexagonal socket .
.. Remove the alignment pin and insert and
tighten the rema ining 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 bolt wrench to tighten all
wheel bo lts firm ly~
page 271. Tighten
them
in a crisscross pattern, from one bolt
to the (approximately) opposite one, to keep
the wheel centered .
.. Perform the steps req uired after changing
the whee l ~
page 270, After changing o
wheel.
The hexagonal socket makes it easier to re-
move t he wheel bolts from the rim . Care
shou ld be taken when removing the reversib le
blade.
(D Note
When removing or insta lling the whee l,
the rim could hit the brake rotor and dam-
age the rotor. Work carefu lly and have a
second person to help you.
{l) Tips
- When mounting tires with unidirectional
tread design
make sure the tread pat-
tern is pointed the right way
¢page 274.
- The wheel bolts shou ld be clean and easy
to turn. Check for dirt and corrosion on
the mating surfaces of both the wheel
and the hub . Remove all dirt from these
surfaces befo re remounting the whee l.
- Do not use the hexagonal socket in the
screwd river handle to loosen or t ighten
t he whee l bolts.
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