FORD Vehicle User Manual

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[RE23615(BEF )02/95]

8.

Put the tire, jack, and wrench away. (Make
sure jack is securely fastened so it doesn’t
rattle when you drive.) The carrier is
designed to hold the temporary spare which
comes with your vehicle. The stowage of a
full size tire in the spare tire carrier may
damage the tire or the vehicle. The flat full
size tire should be stowed securely in the
vehicle until it can be repaired.

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[RE23700(BEF )01/95]

9.

Unblock the wheels.

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[RE24100( EFM)06/93]

On vehicles equipped with dual rear wheels
retighten the wheel lug nuts to the specified
torque at 100 miles (160 km), and again at 500
miles (800 km) of new vehicle operation and at
the intervals specified in the Maintenance Schedule
and Record
booklet.

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[RE24200( ALL)10/89]

Also retighten to the specified torque at 500
miles (800 km) of operation after any wheel
change or any time the lug nuts are loosened.

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[RE24301( ALL)05/95]

RWARNING

Failure to retighten wheel lug nuts at
mileages specified could allow wheels to
come off while the vehicle is in motion.

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Update:Thu May 9 15:24:41 1996

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