Removing the Flat Tire and Installing
the Spare Tire
1. If your vehicle is equipped with wheel covers, use
the wheel wrench to begin loosening the plastic
wheel nut caps. Once you have loosened the plastic
wheel nut caps with the wheel wrench you can
®nish loosening them with your ®ngers. Using the
¯at end of the wheel wrench, pry along the edge of
the wheel cover until it comes off.
If your vehicle has alloy wheels, ®rst remove the
decorative nut caps (if equipped) using the
wheel wrench.2. Then use the wheel wrench to loosen all the wheel
nuts. Don't remove them yet.
3. Near each wheel well is a notch in the frame which
the jack head ®ts in. The front notch is 9 inches
(23 cm) back from the front wheel well. The
rear notch is 8 inches (20 cm) forward from the rear
wheel well. As is shown in the diagram above, if
your vehicle has ¯ared side moldings, both front and
rear notches are 18 inches (46 cm) from the
wheel wells.
Position the jack and raise the jack head until it ®ts
®rmly into the notch in the vehicle's frame nearest
the ¯at tire. Put the compact spare tire near you.
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