2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA Owners Manual

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Front
Access cab models
Front
Double cab models 1. Get the required tools and
spare tire.
1 Tool bag
2Jack
To prepare yourself for an emergency,
you should familiarize yourself with
the use of the jack, each of the tools
and their storage locations.
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.
—Required tools and spare tire
(access and d ouble cab
models)

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To remove the spare tire:
1. Put a jack handle, jack handle ex- tension 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 securely fixed
with the screw.
2. Insert the end of the jack handleextension into the lowering screw
and turn it counterclockwise with
the handle.
3. After the tire is lowered completely to the ground, remove the holding
bracket.
When storing the spare tire, put it in
place with the outer side of the wheel
facing up. Then secure the tire, taking
care that the tire goes straight up
without catching on any other part, to
prevent it from flying forward during
a collision or sudden braking.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.
—Blocking the wheel

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3. Remove the wheel ornament.
Pry off the wheel ornament, using the
beveled end of the wheel nut wrench
as shown.
Ty pe B only — To pr ot ec t the wheel
surface, place sufficient paper or cloth
between the wheel and wrench.
—Removing wheel ornament

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CAUTION
Do not try to pull off the orna-
ment by hand. Take due care in
handling the ornament to avoid
unexpected personal injury.
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 loose
and the wheels may fall off,
which could cause a serious ac-
cident.
—Loosening wheel nuts

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Front Rear
5. Position the jack at the correct jack point as shown.
Make sure the jack is positioned on
a level and solid place.
JACK POINTS: Front—Under the frame side rail
Rear—Under the rear axle housing
Access and double cab models—Put
a jack handle, jack handle extension
and jack handle end together 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.
Standard cab models
Access and d ouble cab models
—Positioning the jack —Raising your vehicle

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6. After making sure that no one
is in the 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.
Standard cab models—To raise the
vehicle, insert the jack handle into the
jack (it is a loose fit) and turn it clock-
wise. As the jack touches the vehicle
and begins to lift, double− check that
it is properly positioned.
Access and double cab models—To
raise the vehicle, in sert the jack han-
dle extension into the jack (it is a
loose fit) and turn it clockwise with the
handle, making sure the handle re-
mains firmly fitted onto the jack han-
dle extension. 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.
7. Remove the wheel nuts and
change 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.
—Changing wheels

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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.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 back and see if you can tighten
them more.
CAUTION
Never use oil or grease on the
bolts or nuts. Doing so may lead
to overtightening the nuts and
damaging the bolts. The nuts
may loose and the wheels may
fall off, which could cause a seri-
ous accident. If there is oil or
grease on any bolt or nut, clean
it.
—Reinstalling wheel nuts

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9. Lower the vehicle completely
and tighten the wheel nuts.
Standard cab models—Turn the jack
handle counterclockwise to lower the
vehicle.
Access and double cab models—Turn
the jack handle extension counter-
clockwise with handle to lower the ve-
hicle, making sure the handle remains
firmly fitted onto the jack handle ex-
tension. Use only the wheel nut wrench and
turn it clockwise to tighten the nuts.
Do not use other tools or any addition-
al leverage other than your hands,
such as a hammer, pipe or your foot.
Make sure the wrench is securely en-
gaged over the nut.
Tighten each nut a little at a time in
the order shown. Repeat the process
until all the nuts are tight.
CAUTION

When lowering the vehicle,
make sure all portions of your
body and all other persons
around will not be injured as
the vehicle is lowered to the
ground.
 Have the wheel nuts tightened
with torque wrench to 110 N·m
(11.5 kgf·m, 83 ft·lbf), as soon
as possible after changing
wheels. Otherwise, the nuts
may loosen and the wheels
may fall off, which could cause
a serious accident.Ty p e A
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—Lowering your vehicle —Reinstalling wheel ornament