Wheel and Tire - Single: Installation
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2004 Ford Pickup, 2004 Ford F550 Super Duty, 2004 Ford F450 Super Duty, 2004 Ford Excursion, and 2004 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 two-piece flat wheel nuts, apply one drop of motor oil between the flat washer and the nut.
- 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.
- Lower the vehicle.
- With the weight of the vehicle on the tires, tighten the wheel nuts to specification in the sequence shown.
- Install the wheel cover, if so equipped.
- 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:
When a wheel is installed, always remove any corrosion, dirt or foreign material present on the mounting surfaces of the wheel or the surface of the front disc brake hub and rotor that contacts the wheel. Installing wheels without correct metal-to-metal contact at the wheel mounting surfaces can cause the wheel nuts to loosen and the wheel to come off while the vehicle is in motion, resulting in loss of control.
NOTE:
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.