2010 Dodge Ram 1500 Regular Cab User Guide - Page 61

WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES • For rear wheels, place the jack under the axle between the spring and the shock absorber with the drive tubes extending to the rear. CAUTION! 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. • Turn the jack screw clockwise to firmly engage the jack saddle with the lift area. • Raise the vehicle by turning the jack screw clockwise. Raise the vehicle only until the tire just clears the surface and enough clearance is obtained to install the spare tire. WARNING! Raising the vehicle higher than necessary can make the vehicle less stable and cause an accident. It could slip off the jack and hurt someone near it. Raise the vehicle only enough to remove the tire. • Remove the lug nuts and wheel. • Position the spare wheel/tire on the vehicle and install the lug nuts with the cone-shaped end toward the wheel. Lightly tighten the lug nuts clockwise. To avoid the risk of forcing the vehicle off the jack, do not tighten the nuts fully until the vehicle has been lowered. • Lower the vehicle by turning the jack screw to the left, and remove the jack and wheel blocks. NOTE: If the bottle jack will not lower by turning the dial (thumbwheel) by hand, it may be necessary to use the jack drive tube in order to lower the jack. • Finish tightening the lug nuts using a crisscross pattern. Push down on the wrench while tightening for increased leverage. The correct wheel nut tightness is: • 130 ft lbs (177 N·m) torque for 1500 Series, • 135 ft lbs (183 N·m) torque for 2500/3500 single-rear wheel (SRW) models, • 145 ft lbs (197 N·m) for 3500 dual rear-wheel models. 59