Tires, wheels and loading – FORD 2005 F-150 v.2 User Manual

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Tool

Location

Spare tire

Under the vehicle, just forward of
the rear bumper

Jack, jack handle and lug nut

wrench

Regular Cab: Behind the interior
trim on the passenger side of the
cab
SuperCrew and SuperCab: Under
the rear seat on the passenger side

Removing the spare tire

1. Use the ignition key to remove
the lock cylinder from the access
hole of the bumper to allow access
to the guide tube. Assemble the jack
handle as shown in the illustration.

2. Fully insert the jack handle
through the bumper hole and into
the guide tube through the access
hole in the rear bumper.

3. Turn the handle counterclockwise until tire is lowered to the ground,
the tire can be slid rearward and the cable is slightly slack.

4. Slide the retainer through the center of the wheel.

Tire change procedure

To help prevent the vehicle from moving when you change a tire,
be sure the parking brake is set, then block (in both directions)

the wheel that is diagonally opposite (other side and end of the
vehicle) to the tire being changed.

2005 F150 (f12)
Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) (own2002)
USA_English (fus)

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