2012 Dodge Dakota User Guide - Page 108

2012 Dodge Dakota Manual

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WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES Operate the jack using the jack drive tube and the wheel wrench. The tube extension, may be used, but is not required. For 2500/3500 4x4 series trucks, when changing the front wheel, assemble the jack drive tube to the jack and connect the drive tube to the extension tube. Place the jack under the axle as close to the tire as possible with the drive tubes extending to the front. Connect the jack tube extension and wheel wrench. For 4x2 and 4x4 trucks, when changing a rear wheel, assemble the jack drive tube to the jack and connect the drive tube to the extension tube. Place the jack under the axle between the spring and the shock absorber with the drive tubes extending to the rear. Connect the jack tube extension and wheel wrench. 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. 4. By rotating the wheel wrench clockwise, raise the vehicle until the wheel just clears the surface. 5. Remove the wheel nuts and pull the wheel off. On single rear-wheel (SRW) trucks, install the spare wheel and wheel nuts with the cone shaped end of the wheel nuts toward the wheel. On 3500 dual rear-wheel models (DRW) the wheel nuts are a two-piece assembly with a flat face. Lightly tighten the wheel nuts. To avoid the risk of forcing the vehicle off the jack, do not fully tighten the wheel nuts until the vehicle has been lowered. 6. Using the wheel wrench, finish tightening the wheel nuts using a crisscross pattern. The correct wheel nut tightness is 130 ft lbs (177 N·m) torque (1500 Series), 135 ft lbs (183 N·m) torque for 2500/3500 single-rear wheel (SRW) models, and 145 ft lbs (197 N·m) for 3500 dual rear-wheel models. If in doubt about the correct tightness, have them checked with a torque wrench by your authorized dealer or at a service station. 7. Install the wheel center cap and remove the wheel blocks. Do not install chrome or aluminum wheel center caps on the spare wheel. This may result in cap damage. 106

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Operatethejackusingthejackdrivetubeandthewheelwrench.Thetube
extension,maybeused,butisnotrequired.
For2500/35004x4seriestrucks,whenchangingthefrontwheel,assemblethejack
drivetubetothejackandconnectthedrivetubetotheextensiontube.Placethe
jackundertheaxleasclosetothetireaspossiblewiththedrivetubesextending
tothefront.Connectthejacktubeextensionandwheelwrench.
For4x2and4x4trucks,whenchanginga
rearwheel,assemblethejackdrivetube
tothejackandconnectthedrivetubeto
theextensiontube.Placethejackunder
theaxlebetweenthespringandthe
shockabsorberwiththedrivetubes
extendingtotherear.
Connectthejacktubeextensionand
wheelwrench.
NOTE:
Ifthebottlejackwillnotlowerby
turningthedial(thumbwheel)byhand,it
maybenecessarytousethejackdrive
tubeinordertolowerthejack.
4. Byrotatingthewheelwrench
clockwise,raisethevehicleuntilthe
wheeljustclearsthesurface.
5. Removethewheelnutsandpullthe
wheeloff.Onsinglerear-wheel
(SRW)trucks,installthesparewheel
andwheelnutswiththecone
shapedendofthewheelnuts
towardthewheel.On3500dual
rear-wheelmodels(DRW)thewheel
nutsareatwo-pieceassemblywith
aflatface.Lightlytightenthewheel
nuts.Toavoidtheriskofforcingthe
vehicleoffthejack,donotfully
tightenthewheelnutsuntilthe
vehiclehasbeenlowered.
6. Usingthewheelwrench,finishtighteningthewheelnutsusingacrisscross
pattern.Thecorrectwheelnuttightnessis130ftlbs(177N·m)torque(1500
Series),135ftlbs(183N·m)torquefor2500/3500single-rearwheel(SRW)
models,and145ftlbs(197N·m)for3500dualrear-wheelmodels.Ifindoubt
aboutthecorrecttightness,havethemcheckedwithatorquewrenchbyyour
authorizeddealerorataservicestation.
7. Installthewheelcentercapandremovethewheelblocks.Donotinstall
chromeoraluminumwheelcentercapsonthesparewheel.Thismayresultin
capdamage.
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