Caution: Before installing the wheels, remove any buildup of corrosion on the wheel mounting surface and brake drum or disc mounting surface by scraping and wire brushing. Installing wheels with poor metal-to-metal contact at the mounting surfaces can cause wheel nuts to loosen. This can cause a wheel to come off when the vehicle is moving, causing loss of control and possibly personal injury.

Notice: A torque wrench or J 39544 must be used to ensure that wheel nuts are tightened to specification. Never use lubricants or penetrating fluids on wheel stud, nuts, or mounting surfaces, as this can raise the actual torque on the nut without a corresponding torque reading on the torque wrench. Wheel nuts, studs, and mounting surfaces must be clean and dry. Failure to follow these instructions could result in wheel, nut, and/or stud damage.

Tools Required

1. Install the wheel and the tire assembly in position on the hub/rotor. Loosely install the wheel nuts.



2. Turn the wheel until one nut is at the top of the bolt circle (4). Tighten the top nut securely, but do not torque.
3. Loosely tighten the remaining nuts in a criss/cross pattern in order to minimize runout.

Notice: Refer to Fastener Notice in the Preface section.

4. Using the torque wrench or the J 39544-KIT , tighten the nuts evenly, and tighten the nuts alternately in order to avoid excessive runout (1-5).

Tighten
Tighten the nuts to 140 N·m (103 lb ft).

5. Install the hub cap. Refer to Aluminum Wheel Hub Cap Replacement .