Ensure thatonly original
equipment, or Lotus approvedwheel
and tire combinations
alefitted.
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After striklng a
pothole
or kerb, the
wheels should be
removed
and the wheel and
tire thoroughly inspected
for
damag€. lf necessary,
renew the
wheel and/or tire. Salety
considerations
should always
be
paranount
and
new
parts
fitted in any cases
ofdoubt.
Wheel Bolts
'fhe
wheel bolts used on
the Evora are designed to
malch the
wheelhole
profile
and hubthread, and
should not be substituted
by
any olher bolt.
To
protect
against wheellheft, one
ofthe five bolts securing
each wheel is key coded,
and rcqukes a corresponding
coded
socket
wrench supplied with the car.
Rotate lhe coded sockei
until full engagemenl
with the bolt head is ensured and
take care
to
maintain the €xtension tool
perpendicular
to the wheel
face
before applying
rclease torque.
Atightening torque of
77.5 lbf.ft
(105
Nm) is required
fot all
IEIIE
oo nor use lammer action air tools on the
coded
bolts
-
use oniy manualtools,
Both the
standad extension
snd coded
socket tools are
slowed in the
vehicleloolkit,
and should remain with lhe
carat
alltimes lo ensure
lhat servicing
may be
pertotmed.
The key
code;ncluded in
thetoolkit should
be recoded and kept safely
with the vehicle documents,
in case
a replac€ment socket tool
needs to be
ordered.
wheelAlignment and
Tire Balance
The
wheel and tlre
ass€mblies of the Evora are carefully
aligned and
balanced during
factory build to
provide
optimum
performance
and
prolong
tire lifre.
Scheduled
wheel alignment
and balancing ar€ not requited,
but
potholes,
road d€bris and
generalwear
and lear can resull
in suspension
geomelry
exceeding the service tolerance. lf
unusualtire
wear,
pulling
ofthe car to one side oI the other, or
shaking of lhe steering
wheel is noticed, the whe€l
alignmeni
and/or balance
may need to be reset-
Wheel Replacement
Any wheelthat is bent, cracked, coroded orotherwise dam-
aged, should be renewed. It ih€ whe€l bolts come loose afrer
having been correctly
fitted,
the wheel and bolls should be re
placed.
lf the wheel leaks air, have it €placed. See
your
Lotus
dealer
if
any of ihese conditions should adse, and ensure that
only Lotus apprcved wheels and wheelbolts are used.
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Using lncorrcct, or non-app.oved replacement wheels or
wheelbolts could
be danEerous. ltcould affect the brak-
ing
and handling ofyour car, or cause lire deflation, and
result
:n a crash in which
you
or olhers could be killed
orseriously
injur€d. Always use Lotus approved wheels
and
wheol bolts.
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Putting a used
wh€el on
your
car is dangerous. lt may
have been
Bubiected
to a heavy impact and suffered
strucluaal
damage
which cannot
be seen, and
tead
to
bteakagecausing
a crash
ln whichyou and otherscould
be killed
or seriously
injured.
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Dirt
or corrosion
on a wheel
or hub mounting flange, or
ollorgrease
on thewheelbolts
or hub
threads, or uslng
incorrect
vheel
bol6, or
the wrong tightening torque
could
all causethe
bottslocome
toose and
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