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Item 2: Wheel and Tire Installation Note

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    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.
    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.
  1. Tighten the wheel nuts.
Fig 1: Wheel Nut Torque Sequence
G00374142Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
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