1997 Ford Mustang Owner Guide 1st Printing - Page 193

2. 3. Get out the spare tire and jack. The exposed lug nut wheel cover screws onto the lug nuts. It is removed by using the wheel lug nut wrench to turn each lug nut cover counter-clockwise. This will NOT loosen the wheel lug nuts. Remove the base wheel covers with the tapered end of a wheel nut wrench. Insert the handle of the wrench and twist it against the inner wheel cover flange. To remove aluminum wheel center ornaments, insert the curled end of lug wrench into pry-off notch and pry against the wheel. To avoid damage to aluminum wheel, do not twist wrench. For more about removing wheel covers, see the information later in this section. Loosen each wheel lug nut one-half turn counterclockwise, but do not remove them until the tire is raised off the ground. You should pull up on the handle rather than push to develop maximum force to loosen wheel lug nuts. See Anti-Theft Wheel Lug Nuts later in this chapter for information on removing anti-theft lug nuts. 4. Removing and Replacing the Tire 1. Find the jack notch next to the door of the tire that you are changing. Put the jack in the jack notch and turn the handle of the jack clockwise until the wheel is completely off the ground. 195