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Taking the wheel off / installing the spare
Follow these instructions step-by-step for changing the
wheel
Fig. 289 Changing a
wheel: using the
screwdriver handle
!with the blade
removed) to turn the
bolts
Fig. 290 Changing a
wheel: alignment pin
inside the top hole
After you have loosened all wheel bolts and raised the
vehicle off the ground, remove and replace the wheel as
follows:
Removing the wheel
- Use the hexagonal socket in the screwdriver handle to
completely remove the topmost wheel bolt and set it
aside on a
cl ean surface => fig. 289.
- Screw the threaded end of the
alignment pin from the
tool kit hand-t ight into the empty bolt hole => fig. 290.
- Then remove the other wheel bolts as described above .
- Take off the wheel leaving the alignment pin in the bolt
hole.
Putting on the spare wheel
- Lift the spare wheel and carefully slide it over the align-
ment pin to guide it in place.
- Use the hexagonal socket in the screwdr iver handle to
screw in and tighten all wheel bolts
slightly.
- Remove the alignment pin and insert and t ighten the
remaining wheel bolt slightly like the rest.
- Turn the jack handle counter-clockwise to lower the
vehicle until the jack is fully released.
- Use the wheel bo lt wrench to tighten all wheel bolts
firmly=>
page 354. Tighten them crosswise , from one
bolt to the (approximately) opposite one, to keep the
w heel centered .
[ i ] Tips
Never use the hexagonal socket in t he handle of the screwdriver to
loosen or tighten the wheel bolts .
• Pull the reversible blade from the screwdriver before you use the
hexagonal socket in the handle to turn the wheel bolts.
• When mounting tires with
unidirectional tread design make sure
the tread pattern is pointed the right way ::::>
page 357.
• The wheel bolts should be clean and easy to turn . Check for dirt
and corrosion on the mating surfaces of both the wheel and the -.,
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