Wheel Studs: Installation
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2005 Mercury Mountaineer and 2005 Ford Explorer. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- To install, reverse the removal procedure.
- Install washers and a new wheel nut on the wheel stud and tighten the nut until the stud seats against the flange.
- Discard the wheel nut and washers.
- Clean the wheel mounting surfaces.
- Tighten the wheel nuts to 135 Nm (100 lb-ft).
CAUTION:
Do not use power tools to install the wheel stud. The serrations on the stud can be stripped.
NOTE:
Do not use the wheel nut that came with the vehicle.
WARNING:
When installing a wheel and tire, make sure to remove any corrosion, dirt or foreign material present on the mounting surfaces of the wheel and brake disc. Installing a wheel without correct metal-to-metal contact at the mounting surfaces can cause the wheel nuts to loosen and the wheel to come off while the vehicle is in motion, causing loss of control.
WARNING:
Retighten at 800 km (500 miles) after any wheel change or any time the wheel nuts are loosened. Failure to retighten the wheel nuts at the mileage specified could allow the wheels to come off while the vehicle is in motion, possibly causing loss of control.
CAUTION:
Failure to tighten the wheel nuts in a star pattern can result in high brake disc runout, which will speed up the development of brake roughness, shudder and vibration.