2009 Dodge Dakota Owner Manual - Page 343

WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES 341 WARNING! Raising the vehicle higher than necessary can make the vehicle unstable and cause an accident. It could slip off the jack and hurt someone near it. Raise the vehicle only enough to remove the tire. 6. Remove the wheel nuts and pull the wheel off. Install the spare wheel and wheel nuts with the cone shaped end of the nuts toward the wheel. Lightly tighten the nuts. To avoid risk of forcing the vehicle off the jack, do not fully tighten the nuts until the vehicle has been lowered. Right Rear Jacking Location 6 NOTE: Before raising the wheel off the ground, make sure that the jack will not damage surrounding truck parts and adjust the jack position as required. 5. By rotating the wheel wrench clockwise, raise the vehicle until the wheel just clears the surface. 7. Using the wheel wrench, finish tightening the nuts in a crisscross pattern. Correct nut tightness is 120 to 160 ft lbs (163 to 217 N·m). If in doubt about the correct tightness, have them checked with a torque wrench by your authorized dealer or at a service station.