2013 Dodge Avenger User Guide - Page 78

2013 Dodge Avenger Manual

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WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES Road Tire Installation Vehicles Equipped With Wheel Covers 1. Mount the road tire on the axle. 2. To ease the installation process for steel wheels with wheel covers, install two lug nuts on the mounting studs which are on each side of the valve stem. Install the lug nuts with the cone shaped end of the nut toward the wheel. Lightly tighten the lug nuts. 3. Align the valve notch in the wheel cover with the valve stem on the wheel. Install the cover by hand, snapping the cover over the two lug nuts. Do not use a hammer or excessive force to install the cover. 4. Install the remaining lug nuts with the cone shaped end of the nut toward the wheel. Lightly tighten the lug nuts. 5. Lower the vehicle to the ground by turning the jack handle counterclockwise. 1 - Valve Stem 2 - Valve Notch 3 - Wheel Lug Nut 4 - Wheel Cover 5 - Mounting Stud 6. Finish tightening the lug nuts. Push down on the wrench while at the end of the handle for increased leverage. Tighten the lug nuts in a star pattern until each nut has been tightened twice. The correct tightness of each lug nut is 100 ft/lbs (135 N·m). If in doubt about the correct tightness, have them checked with a torque wrench by your authorized dealer or service station. 7. After 25 miles (40 km) check the lug nut torque with a torque wrench to ensure that all lug nuts are properly seated against the wheel. 76

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RoadTireInstallation
VehiclesEquippedWithWheelCovers
1. Mounttheroadtireontheaxle.
2. Toeasetheinstallationprocessforsteelwheelswithwheelcovers,installtwolugnuts
onthemountingstudswhichareoneachsideofthevalvestem.Installthelugnutswith
theconeshapedendofthenuttowardthewheel.Lightlytightenthelugnuts.
3. Alignthevalvenotchinthewheelcover
withthevalvestemonthewheel.Install
the cover by hand, snapping the cover
overthetwolugnuts.Donotuseaham-
mer or excessive force to install the
cover.
4. Install the remaining lug nuts with the
coneshapedendofthenuttowardthe
wheel.Lightlytightenthelugnuts.
5. Lowerthevehicletothegroundbyturn-
ingthejackhandlecounterclockwise.
6. Finishtighteningthelugnuts.Pushdown
on the wrench while at the end of the
handle for increased leverage. Tighten
thelugnutsinastarpatternuntileach
nuthasbeentightenedtwice.Thecorrecttightnessofeachlugnutis100ft/lbs(135
N·m).Ifindoubtaboutthecorrecttightness,havethemcheckedwithatorquewrenchby
yourauthorizeddealerorservicestation.
7. After25miles(40km)checkthelugnuttorquewithatorquewrenchtoensurethatalllug
nutsareproperlyseatedagainstthewheel.
1—ValveStem
4—WheelCover
2—ValveNotch
5—MountingStud
3—WheelLugNut
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