Wheel and Tire - Single Rear Wheel (SRW): Installation
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2006 Ford Pickup, 2006 Ford F550 Super Duty, 2006 Ford F450 Super Duty, and 2006 Ford Cab & Chassis. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Position the wheel and tire assembly on the vehicle.
- On all 2-piece flat wheel nuts, apply 1 drop of motor oil between the flat washer and the nut. If corrosion exists, or the integral 2-piece swiveling wheel nut does not rotate freely, install new swiveling wheel nuts as necessary.
- Install the wheel nuts loosely.
- Turn the wheel until one wheel nut is at the top of the wheel hub bolt circle. Tighten the wheel nut until snug. In a crisscross-type pattern, tighten the remaining wheel nuts until snug to minimize runout.
- With the weight of the vehicle on the tires, tighten the wheel nuts to 224 Nm (165 lb-ft) in the sequence shown.
- If removed, install the wheel cover.
- Advise the customer that the wheel nuts need to be retightened at 800 km (500 miles) after wheel change or any other time the wheel nuts have been loosened. This is required to permit the wheel clamping system to seat correctly so that the wheel nuts will hold a uniform clamp load and remain fully tightened.
WARNING:
Remove all dirt, foreign material or corrosion from the mating surfaces of the hub and wheel prior to installing the wheel assembly. An incorrectly cleaned mating surface may result in insufficient clamp load between the wheel and hub. Failure to follow these instructions may result in serious injury to vehicle occupant(s).
CAUTION:
Do not apply motor oil to the wheel nut threads or the wheel stud threads.
CAUTION:
Failure to tighten the wheel nuts in the sequence shown can result in high wheel and tire runout, which will speed up the development of brake roughness, shudder and vibration.
CAUTION:
Torque specifications are for nut and bolt threads that are free of dirt and rust. Use only Ford recommended replacement fasteners.