2008 DODGE SPRINTER wheel

553 Practical hints
Flat tire
5
\1
Push the wheel onto the wheel hub
and press it on.
Wheels with centering by wheel bolts:
\1
Screw in the wheel bolts and tighten
them finger-tight.
1Wheel bolt for light-alloy wheel
2Wheel bolt for steel wheelor wheels wit h whe el n uts :
!
CAUTION
If your vehicle is equipped with the
tire pressure monitor, each wheel
has an electronic component.
Tire mounting tools should not be ap-
plied in the area of the valve, as this
could damage the electronic compo-
nents.
Have the tires changed only at an
authorized Sprinter Dealer.
Warning
G
Do not tighten the wheel bolts and wheel
nuts completely while the vehicle is still
jacked up. The vehicle could tip.
iOn vehicles with light-alloy wheels,
you will find short wheel bolts suit-
able for the steel spare wheel in the
vehicle tool kit.N40.10-2175-31
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554 Practical hintsFlat tire
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For wheels with wheel nuts:\1
Center the wheel nut cover over the
wheel and push it onto the wheel.
\1
Screw on the wheel nuts and tighten
them finger tight.
Lowering the vehicle
\1
Slowly open the jack’s pressure re-
lease screw one turn using the pump
lever (
\2
page 550) and lower the ve-
hicle slowly.
\1
Put the jack to one side.
Tightening torque pattern
1
– 6
Wheel bolts
\1
Tighten all the wheel bolts and wheel
nuts evenly in the sequence indicat-
ed.As an extension for the wheel
wrench, use the shaft from the jack’s
3-part pump lever that has the larg-
est diameter.
\1
For wheels with wheel bolts attach
the wheel cover.
iScrew on the three wheel nuts that
hold the wheel nut cover first.
!
CAUTION
The tightening torque is:
\4
for wheel bolts 177 lb-ft
(240 Nm) (steel wheel)/133 lb-ft
(180 Nm) (light-alloy wheel).
\4
for wheel nuts 133 lb-ft (180 Nm)
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555 Practical hints
Flat tire
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Vehicles with wheel caps:
Make sure that the opening in the
wheel cap is positioned over the tire
vent.
Vehicles with center caps:
Make sure that the retaining lugs of
the hub cap are positioned over the
bolts.
\1
Compress the piston of the hydraulic
jack and close the pressure release
screw.
\1
Store the jack and the remaining ve-
hicle tools.
\1
Place the defective wheel in the
spare wheel bracket after changing
the wheel (
\2
page 517).
\1
Check the tire pressure
(\2
page 361).
\1
Retighten the wheel bolts and wheel
nuts to the specified tightening
torque once the vehicle has been
driven for 30 miles (50 km).
iGive the middle of the center cap a
knock to engage it on the wheel.
Warning
G
For safety reasons, you must observe the
following after changing a wheel:Have the tightening torque checked:for wheel bolts 177 lb-ft (240 Nm) (steel
wheel)/133 lb-ft (180 Nm) (light-alloy
wheel) orfor wheel nuts133 lb-ft (180 Nm).The wheels could otherwise come loose.
Continued
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Warning (Continued)
G
Check the tire pressure and correct it if
necessaryHave the wheel bolts or wheel nuts re-
tightened after 30 miles (50 km) to a
torque of:177 lb-ft (240 Nm) (steel wheel)/ 133 lb-
ft (180 Nm) (light-alloy wheel) for wheel
bolts or133 lb-ft (180 Nm) for wheel nuts.
Continued
Warning (Continued)
G
Have the direction of tire rotation correct-
ed, if reversed, as soon as possible at an
authorized Sprinter Dealer. The vehicle
handling characteristics could otherwise
be affected.
Warning
G
Loose wheel nuts or bolts could cause the
vehicle to lose a wheel while it is in mo-
tion. This would jeopardize the operating
and road safety of the vehicle. You could
lose control of the vehicle as a result,
cause an accident and injure yourself or
others.
If new or repainted wheels are mounted,
the wheel bolts or wheel nuts must be re-
tightened again after approximately 600
to 3000 miles (about 1000 to 5000 km).
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560 Practical hintsFlat tire
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Tire sealant bottle for single tires
7Valve
8Tire sealant bottle with hook, hose and
valve core extractorTire sealant bottle for twin tires
7Valve
8Tire sealant bottle with hook, hose and
angle brackets
\1
Shake tire sealant bottle
8
.
\1
Unscrew and remove the cap from
valve
7
on tire sealant bottle
8
.
\1
Press angle bracket
2

(
\2
page 559) on hose
3
of the elec-
tric air pump all the way onto valve
7
of tire sealant bottle
8
and
clamp it in place.
The following steps may vary depending
on vehicle tires.
\4
Single tires (
\2
page 561).
\4
Twin tires, inner wheel (
\2
page 563)
\4
Twin tires, outer wheel (
\2
page 566)
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561 Practical hints
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Single tire
9
Hook
a
Knob
b
Lever
c
Valve core extractor
d
Tire valve
\1
Pull knob
a
out of valve core extrac-
tor
c
as far as the stop.
\1
Unscrew and remove the valve cap
from tire valve
d
on the flat tire.
\1
Hook the tire sealant bottle into the
upper vent hole in the wheel using
hook
9
.
\1
Keep lever
b
pressed, connect
valve core extractor
c
firmly to tire
valve
d
and release lever
b
.
\1
Press knob
a
into the valve core of
tire valve
d
, turning it gently as you
do so, until the shaft of valve core
extractor
c
engages.
\1
Turn knob
a
counterclockwise until
the valve core is unscrewed.
\1
Pull knob
a
out of valve core extrac-
tor
c
as far as the stop.
\1
This pulls the valve core into the
valve core extractor and seals it
against the valve core extractor stop.
\1
Make sure that the pressure release
screw on pressure gauge
5
is
closed.
\1
Connect connector
6
to the 12 V
socket (12 V, 25 A, 300 watts) on
the center console (
\2
page 297).
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563 Practical hints
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5
\1
Press lever
b
and remove valve
core extractorc
from tire valve
d
.
\1
Screw the valve cap onto tire
valve
d
.
After filling with tire sealant
(
\2
page 570).
Twin tires, inner wheel
9
Valve extension
a
Valve core extractor
\1
Unscrew and remove the valve cap
from valve extension
9
on the flat
tire.
\1
Screw valve core extractor
a
clock-
wise all the way onto valve
extension
9
.
\1
Continue to screw valve core
extractor
a
about half a rotation to
loosen the valve extension.
\1
Unscrew and remove the valve ex-
tension and valve core extractor
counterclockwise from tire valve.
\1
Unscrew and remove the valve ex-
tension from the valve core extrac-
tor.
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564 Practical hintsFlat tire
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aValve core extractor
bHook
cKnob
dAngle bracket
eTire valve\1
Pull knob
c
out of valve core
extractor
a
as far as the stop.
\1
Screw valve core extractor
a
clock-
wise onto tire valve
e
.
\1
Press knob
c
into the valve core of
tire valve
e
, turning it gently as you
do so, until the shaft of valve core
extractor
a
engages.
\1
Turn knob
c
counterclockwise until
the valve core is unscrewed.
\1
Pull knob
c
out of valve core
extractor
a
as far as the stop.
This pulls the valve core into the
valve core extractor and seals it
against the valve core extractor stop.
\1
Hook tire sealant bottle
8
into the
upper vent hole in the wheel using
hook
b
.
\1
Press angle bracket
d
on hose of
tire sealant bottle
8
to the stop on
the flange of valve extractor
a
and
clamp it in place.
\1
Make sure that the pressure release
screw on pressure gauge
5
is
closed.
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