2004 TOYOTA LAND CRUISER Owners Manual

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Make sure to set the jack prop-
erly in the jack point. Raising
the vehicle with jack improper-
ly positioned will damage the
vehicle or may allow the ve-
hicle to fall off the jack and
cause personal injury.
 Never get under the vehicle
when the vehicle is supported
by the jack alone.
 Use the jack only for lifting
your vehicle during wheel
changing.
 Do not raise the vehicle with
someone in the vehicle.
 When raising the vehicle, do
not place any objects on top
of or underneath the jack.
 Raise the vehicle only high
enough to remove and change
the tire.NOTICE
Do not continue driving with a
deflated tire. Driving even a
short distance can damage a
tire and wheel beyond repair.
1. Get the required tools and spare
tire.
1 Tool bag
2 Jac k
3 Spar e tir e
To prepare yourself for an emergency,
you should familiarize yourself with
the use of the jack, each of the tools
and their storage locations.
When storing the jack, put it in place
and secure to prevent it from flying
forward during a collision or sudden
braking.
—Required tools and spare
tire

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Turn the jack joint by hand.
To rem ov e: Tur n the joint in direction
1 until the jack is free.
To store: Turn the joint in direction 2
until the jack is fi rmly secured to pre-
vent it flying forward during a collision
or sudden braking.To remove the spare tire under the
luggage compartment:
1. Put a jack handle, jack handle ex- tensions and jack handle end to-
gether as shown in the illustration.
1 Jack handle end
2 Jack handle extension
3 Jack handle
CAUTION
Make sure they are each securely
fixed with screws.
When connecting a jack handle exten-
sion with a jack handle end, use a
jack handle to tighten the bolts on the
joints as shown in the illustration.
When connecting the jack handle with
extension, tighten the wing bolt on the
joint securely. Make sure the hollow
meets the bolt on every joint when
you tighten the bolts.
NOTICE
Tighten all the joints securely.
Otherwise, the extension may
come off and it may damage
the paint or vehicle body.

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2. Remove the access hole cover onthe rear bumper with a flat −bladed
screwdriver.
To protect the paint, place several
sheets of paper over the paintwork.3. Insert the jack handle end into the lowering screw through the access
hole and turn it counterclockwise
with pushing it to the front lightly.4. After the tire is lowered completelyto the ground, remove the holding
bracket as shown in the illustration.

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When storing the spare tire, put it in
place with the outer side of the wheel
facing up and hook the holding brack-
et as shown in the illustration. Then
secure the tire, taking care that the
tire goes straight up without catching
on any other part, to prevent it from
moving during a collision or sudden
braking.
Check the tire from the side to see
that the tire is stored horizontally.
—Blocking the wheel
2. Block the wheel diagonally op- posite the flat tire to keep the
vehicle from rolling when it is
jacked up.
When blocking the wheel, place a
wheel block in front of one of the front
wheels or behind one of the rear
wheels.
—Removing wheel ornament
3. Remove the wheel ornament.
Pry off the wheel ornament, using the
beveled end of the wheel ornament
remover as shown.
CAUTION
Do not try to pull off the orna-
ment by hand. Take due care in
handling the ornament to avoid
unexpected personal injury.

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—Loosening wheel nuts
4. Loosen all the wheel nuts.
Always loosen the wheel nuts before
raising the vehicle.
Turn the wheel nuts counterclockwise
to loosen. To get maximum leverage,
fit the wrench to the nut so that the
handle is on the right side, as shown
above. Grab the wrench near the end
of the handle and pull up on the han-
dle. Be careful that the wrench does
not slip off the nut.
Do not remove the nuts yet—just un-
screw them about one −half turn.
CAUTION
Never use oil or grease on the
bolts or nuts. The nuts may loos-
en and the wheels may fall off,
which could cause a serious ac-
cident.
—Positioning the jack
5. Position the jack at the correct
jack point as shown.

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JACK POINTS:Front—Under the frame side rail
Left rear—Under the rear axle
housing
Right rear—Under the bracket on
the rear axle housing
Make sure the jack is positioned on
a level and solid place.
Put a jack handle, jack handle exten-
sions, and jack handle end together
as shown in the illustration.
1 Jack handle end
2 Jack handle extensions
3 Jack handle
CAUTION
Make sure they are each securely
fixed with screws.
When connecting a jack handle exten-
sion with another extension and a jack
handle end, use a jack handle to tight-
en the bolts on the joints as shown
in the illustration. When connecting
the jack handle with extension, tight-
en the wing bolt on the jack handle
securely. Make sure the hollow meets
the bolt on any joint when you tighten
the bolts.

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NOTICE
Tighten all the joints securely.
Otherwise, the extension may
come off and it may damage
the paint or vehicle body.
—Raising your vehicle
6. After making sure no one is inthe vehicle, raise it high enough
so that the spare tire can be
installed.
Remember you will need more ground
clearance when putting on the spare
tire than when removing the flat tire. To raise the vehicl
e, insert the jack
handle end into the joint of the jack
(it is a loose fit) and turn it clockwise
with the handle, making sure the han-
dle remains firmly fitted onto the jack
handle end. As the jack touches the
vehicle and begins to lift, double −
check that it is properly positioned.
CAUTION
Never get under the vehicle when
the vehicle is supported by the
jack alone.

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—Changing wheels
7. Remove the wheel nuts andchange tires.
Lift the flat tire straight off and put it
aside.
Roll the spare wheel into position and
align the holes in the wheel with the
bolts. Then lift up the wheel and get
at least the top bolt started through
its hole. Wiggle the tire and press it
back over the other bolts.Before putting on wheels, remove any
corrosion on the mounting surfaces
with a wire brush or such. Installation
of wheels without good metal− to−met-
al contact at the mounting surface can
cause wheel nuts to loosen and
eventually cause a wheel to come off
while driving.
—Reinstalling wheel nuts
8. Reinstall all the wheel nuts fin- ger tight.
Reinstall the wheel nuts (tapered end
inward) and tighten them as much as
you can by hand. Press back on the
tire and see if you can tighten them
more.