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Changing And Mounting

WARNING:

The secure seating of the wheel bolts and the wheels is only ensured if the instructions and checks below are followed.

-- Make sure the contact surfaces -arrows- on the brake disc are free from corrosion and dirt.

Fig 1: Identifying Corrosion And Dirt On Disc Brakes
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-- Make sure the contact surfaces -arrow- on the brake disc center seat are free of corrosion and dirt.

Fig 2: Identifying Corrosion And Dirt On Disc Brake Center Seat
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-- Make sure the contact surface -arrow- on the wheel inner side (rim) as well as the central seat in the rim is free of corrosion and dirt.

Fig 3: Identifying Corrosion And Dirt On Inner Wheel Rim And Central Seat Rim
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-- The spherical caps * in the wheel bolt openings and the wheel bolt threads must likewise be free of corrosion, dirt, oil or grease.

* The spherical cap is the curved surface of a section of a sphere.

-- Check whether the wheel bolts can be easily screwed in by hand. The threads of the wheel bolts must not touch the holes in the brake disc -arrow-.

Fig 4: Identifying Dirt And Corrosion On Wheel Threading And Inner Rim
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If the thread of the wheel bolt touches the hole -arrow-, turn the brake disc relative to the wheel accordingly.

NOTE:

If necessary, clean any dirt and corrosion, oil or grease off the surfaces and thread in the wheel hub and/or wheel bolts.

WARNING:

Heavily corroded, difficult to turn or damaged wheel bolts must be replaced.

Wheel Mounting 

-- Apply corrosion protection to the wheel centering seat. Refer to [For engine(s) CNLA, CBTA, CPRA, CPKA, CPLA, CJAA, CBUA, CPPA, CCTA, CBPA, CBFA] General Information .

Fig 5: Identifying Incorrect Tightening Method
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  1. When mounting a wheel, tighten all wheel bolts uniformly by hand.
  2. Tighten the wheel bolts diagonally to 30 Nm.
  3. Place the vehicle on the floor and tighten all of the wheel bolts in a diagonal sequence to the specification with a torque wrench. Refer to [For engine(s) CNLA, CBTA, CPRA, CPKA, CPLA, CJAA, CBUA, CPPA, CCTA, CBPA, CBFA] Specifications .
WARNING:

Never use an impact wrench to install the wheel bolts!

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