5-23 Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the
Spare Tire
A. Wheel Wrench
B. Wheel Nut
1. Place the wheel wrench securely over the wheel nut.
Turn the wheel wrench counterclockwise to loosen
all the wheel nuts. Don't remove them yet.
A. Front Jacking Location
B. Rear Jacking Location
2. Find the jacking location using the diagram
above and corresponding hoisting notches located
in the plastic molding. The notches in the plastic
molding are marked with a triangle shape to help
you find them.
The front location is 14 inches (35.6 cm) from the
rear edge of the front wheel well, and the rear
location is 7 inches (17.8 cm) from the front edge of
the rear wheel well.
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CAUTION:
Getting under a vehicle when it is jacked up is
dangerous. If the vehicle slips off the jack, you
could be badly injured or killed. Never get under
a vehicle when it is supported only by a jack.
CAUTION:
Raising your vehicle with the jack improperly
positioned can damage the vehicle and even make
the vehicle fall. To help avoid personal injury and
vehicle damage, be sure to fit the jack lift head
into the proper location before raising the
vehicle.
3. Attach the wheel wrench to the jack.
4. Turn the wheel wrench counterclockwise to lower
the jack lift head until the jack fits under the vehicle.
A. Flat Tire
B. Compact Spare Tire
5. Raise the jack by turning the wheel wrench
clockwise until the metal flanges fit firmly into the
notches in the plastic molding.
6. Put the compact spare tire near you.
7. Raise the vehicle by turning the wheel wrench
clockwise. Raise the vehicle far enough off the
ground for the compact spare tire to fit under
the vehicle.
8. Remove all the wheel nuts and take off the flat tire.
