Dodge 2015 Dart - User Guide - Manual (Page 112)

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 pat-
tern 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 to-
ward the wheel. Lightly tighten the
wheel bolts.
5. Lower the vehicle to the ground by turn-
ing the jack handle counterclockwise.
Installing Spare Wheel/Tire
Wheel Cover Installation
1 — Valve Stem
2 — Valve Notch
3 — Wheel bolt
4 — Wheel Cover
5 — Road Wheel
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