Wheel and Tire - Vehicles With: Single Rear Wheels: Installation

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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: Make sure to apply a thin coat of anti-seize lubrication only to the interface between the wheel pilot bore and the hub pilot. Do not allow the anti-seize to make contact with the wheel-to-brake disc/drum mounting surface, wheel studs, wheel nuts, brake pads or brake disc friction surfaces or damage to components may occur.
1. Clean the mounting surfaces.
2. Apply a thin coat of anti-seize to the wheel hub pilot surface (wheel only).
  Material: Motorcraft ® High Temperature Nickel Anti-Seize Lubricant / XL-2
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NOTE: Do not apply motor oil to the wheel nut threads or the wheel stud threads. This may cause insufficient wheel nut torque, resulting in damage to parts and extreme tire wear.

On all 2-piece flat wheel nuts, apply one 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.

Material: Motorcraft ® SAE 5W-20 Full Synthetic Motor Oil / XO-5W20-QFS (WSS-M2C945-A)

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NOTE: Only tighten the nuts finger tight at this stage.

Install the wheel and tire and install the wheel nuts.

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WARNING: Retighten wheel nuts within 160 km (100 mi) after a wheel is reinstalled. Wheels can loosen after initial tightening. Failure to follow this instruction may result in serious injury to vehicle occupant(s).

NOTE: Failure to tighten the wheel nuts in a star/cross pattern can result in high brake disc runout, which accelerates the development of brake roughness, shudder and vibration.

NOTE: The wheel nut torque specification is for clean, dry wheel stud and wheel nut threads.

NOTE: Final tightening to be performed with vehicle resting on tires.

With the weight of the vehicle on the tires, tighten the wheel nuts.

Torque: 165 lb.ft (224 Nm)

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If a vehicle vibration is experienced during the period between wheel installation and wheel nut retightening, follow the diagnostic and correction procedures outlined in the Symptom Chart and Pinpoint Tests. Refer to: Wheels and Tires .
If equipped. Install the wheel cover.

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