2009 Dodge Ram 1500 Pickup Owner Manual - Page 433

WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES 431 wheel nuts. To avoid the risk of forcing the vehicle off the 8. Lower the jack to its fully closed position. If the bottle jack, do not fully tighten the wheel nuts until the vehicle jack will not lower by turning the dial (thumbwheel) by has been lowered. hand, it may be necessary to use the jack drive tube in order to lower the jack. Stow the replaced tire, jack, and 6. Using the wheel wrench, finish tightening the wheel tools as previously described. nuts using a crisscross pattern. The correct wheel nut tightness is 130 ft lbs (177 N·m) torque. If in doubt about 9. Adjust the tire pressure when possible. the correct tightness, have them checked with a torque NOTE: Do not oil wheel studs. For chrome wheels, do wrench by your authorized dealer or at a service station. not substitute with chrome plated wheel nuts. Wheel Nuts All wheel nuts should be tightened occasionally to elimiA loose tire or jack thrown forward in a collision or nate the possibility of wheel studs being sheared or the hard stop could injure someone in the vehicle. Albolt holes in the wheels becoming elongated. This is ways stow the jack parts and the extra tire and wheel especially important during the first few hundred miles/ in the places provided. kilometers of operation to allow the wheel nuts to become properly set. All wheel nuts should first be firmly 7. Install the wheel center cap and remove the wheel seated against the wheel. The wheel nuts should then be blocks. Do not install chrome or aluminum wheel center tightened to recommended torque. Tighten the wheel caps on the spare wheel. This may result in cap damage. nuts to final torque in increments. Progress around the WARNING! 6