2010 Dodge Dakota Extended Cab Owner Manual - Page 342

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. 7. Using the wheel wrench, finish tightening the nuts in NOTE: Before raising the wheel off the ground, make a crisscross pattern. The correct nut tightness is 120 to sure that the jack will not damage surrounding truck 160 ft lbs (163 to 217 N·m). If in doubt about the correct parts and adjust the jack position as required. tightness, have them checked with a torque wrench by 5. By rotating the wheel wrench clockwise, raise the your authorized dealer or at a service station. vehicle until the wheel just clears the surface. Right Rear Jacking Location 6