SEQUENCE OF WORKS
1. Apply the parking brake, engage 1st gear or reverse gear. When changing a wheel, do not interfere with other road users and ensure your own safety. Be sure to turn on the hazard warning lights and install an emergency stop sign behind the car.
2. From the back of the car, block the wheels with wheel chocks or stones.
3. On wheels with stamped steel rims, remove the decorative cap by inserting a screwdriver between the cap and the rim.
4. Loosen all wheel mounting nuts by one turn.
Fig. 13.36. Installing the jack in the designated place of the side reinforcement
5. Raise the car with a jack. The jack is installed in the places on the side reinforcement intended for this purpose (Fig. 13.36). If the ground is soft, place a piece of board under the jack.
6. Completely loosen the wheel mounting nuts.
7. Remove the wheel and install the spare in its place.
8. Rotate the wheel on the hub so that the holes for the wheel mounting bolts align with the wheel hub studs.
9. Screw on the wheel nuts and tighten them by hand.
10. Lower the vehicle and tighten the wheel nuts to a torque of 90 Nm.
11. Install the decorative cap. When installing the cap, pay attention to its position, aligning the hole in the cap with the tire inflation valve.
12. After 10 km of driving, check the fastening of the wheel nuts again.
PRACTICAL ADVICE
Wheel rotation
When replacing a tire, pay attention to its manufacturer. Tires of the same manufacturer must be installed on one axle. In order for the tires of the front and rear wheels to wear out simultaneously and it is possible to replace tires in a set (four wheels), it is necessary to pay attention to the uniformity of their wear and to promptly rearrange the front and rear wheels. Wheels should not be rearranged diagonally across the car, but only from the front to the rear and vice versa, since they retain their original direction of rotation. However, this method has a drawback: when replacing after a short run, you may not notice possible errors and malfunctions in the wheel suspension, shock absorbers and steering. When replacing tires, make sure that tires of the same manufacturer, the same profile and production date (±1 year) are installed on one axle.
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