2011 Dodge Ram 1500 Crew Cab Owner Manual - Page 497

496 WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES 5. Remove the wheel nuts and pull the wheel off. On WARNING! single rear-wheel (SRW) trucks, install the spare wheel and wheel nuts with the cone shaped end of the wheel A loose tire or jack thrown forward in a collision or nuts toward the wheel. On 3500 dual rear-wheel models hard stop could injure someone in the vehicle. Al(DRW) the wheel nuts are a two-piece assembly with a ways stow the jack parts and the extra tire and wheel flat face. Lightly tighten the wheel nuts. To avoid the risk in the places provided. of forcing the vehicle off the jack, do not fully tighten the wheel nuts until the vehicle has been lowered. 7. Install the wheel center cap and remove the wheel blocks. Do not install chrome or aluminum wheel center 6. Using the wheel wrench, finish tightening the wheel caps on the spare wheel. This may result in cap damage. nuts using a crisscross pattern. The correct wheel nut tightness is 130 ft lbs (177 N·m) torque (1500 Series), 135 ft 8. Lower the jack to its fully closed position. If the bottle lbs (183 N·m) torque for 2500/3500 single-rear wheel jack will not lower by turning the dial (thumbwheel) by (SRW) models, and 145 ft lbs (197 N·m) for 3500 dual hand, it may be necessary to use the jack drive tube in rear-wheel models. If in doubt about the correct tight- order to lower the jack. Stow the replaced tire, jack, and ness, have them checked with a torque wrench by your tools as previously described. authorized dealer or at a service station. 9. Adjust the tire pressure when possible. NOTE: Do not oil wheel studs. For chrome wheels, do not substitute with chrome plated wheel nuts.