Wheel and Tire - Single Rear Wheel (SRW): Installation
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2008 Ford RV Cutaway, 2008 Ford Econoline, 2008 Ford E450 Super Duty, and 2008 Ford Cutaway. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Position the wheel and tire assembly.
- Install the wheel nuts hand-tight.
- Turn the wheel and tire assembly 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.
- Lower the vehicle and tighten the wheel nuts in the sequence shown.
- Tighten to 200 Nm (148 lb-ft).
- If removed, install the wheel cover.
WARNING:
When a wheel is installed, always remove any corrosion, dirt or foreign material present on the mounting surface of the wheel and the mounting surface of the wheel hub, brake drum or brake disc. Make sure that any fasteners that attach the rotor to the hub are secured so they do not interfere with the mounting surfaces of the wheel. Failure to follow these instructions when installing wheels may result in the wheel nuts loosening and the wheel coming off while the vehicle is in motion, which could result in loss of control, leading to serious injury or death to vehicle occupant(s).
NOTE:
For cone-shaped 1-piece wheel nuts, make sure the cone ends of the wheel nut face inward.
CAUTION:
Failure to tighten the wheel nuts in the pattern shown can result in high rotor runout, which will speed up the development of brake roughness, shudder and vibration.