Road tire installation, What to do in emergencies – Dodge 2014 Dart - User Guide User Manual

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7. Mount the spare tire.

8. Install the wheel bolts with the threaded

end of the wheel bolt toward the wheel.
Lightly tighten the wheel bolts.

9. Lower the vehicle to the ground by turn-

ing the jack handle counterclockwise.

10. Finish tightening the wheel bolts. Push

down on the wrench while at the end of
the handle for increased leverage.
Tighten the wheel bolts in a star pattern
until each bolt has been tightened twice.
The correct tightness of each wheel bolt
is 100 ft/lb. (135 N·m). If in doubt about the correct tightness, have them checked with
a torque wrench by your authorized dealer or at a service station.

11. Stow the jack, tools and flat tire. Install the jack with the base facing the front of the

vehicle before tightening down the fastener.

Road Tire Installation

Vehicles Equipped With Wheel Covers

1. Mount the road tire on the axle.

2. To ease the installation process for steel wheels with wheel covers, install two wheel

bolts on the wheel which are on each side of the valve stem. Install the wheel bolts with
the threaded end of the bolt toward the wheel. Lightly tighten the wheel bolts.

3. Align the valve notch in the wheel cover

with the valve stem on the wheel. Install
the cover by hand, snapping the cover
over the two wheel bolts. Do not use a
hammer or excessive force to install the
cover.

4. Install the remaining wheel bolts with the

threaded end of the wheel bolt toward the
wheel. Lightly tighten the wheel bolts.

5. Lower the vehicle to the ground by turn-

ing the jack handle counterclockwise.

1 — Valve Stem

4 — Wheel Cover

2 — Valve Notch

5 — Road Wheel

3 — Wheel bolt

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