Ford Transit VM 430, Handbook

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Remove the nut caps. 2.
Slacken the wheel nuts. 3.
Jack up the vehicle until the tyre is 4.
clear of the ground.
Remove the wheel nuts and the 5.
wheel.
Installing a road wheel
WARNINGS
Use only approved wheel and tyre
sizes. Using other sizes could
damage the vehicle and will make the
National Type Approval invalid. See
Technical specifications
(page 121).
Make sure that there is no
lubrication (grease or oil) on the
threads or the interface between wheel
studs and nuts.
Note:
Make sure the wheel and hub
contact surfaces are free from foreign
matter.
Note: Make sure that the cones on the
wheel nuts are against the wheel.
Note:
The wheel nuts of alloy wheels
can also be used for the steel spare
wheel.
Install the wheel. 1.
Install the wheel nuts finger tight. 2.
Unscrew and remove the wheel 3.
nuts and take off the wheel.
Partially tighten the wheel nuts in the 4.
sequence shown.
Lower the vehicle and remove the 5.
jack.
Fully tighten the wheel nuts in the 6.
sequence shown. See Technical
specifications (page 121).
Install the hub cap or cover using the 7.
ball of your hand.
Install the nut caps. 8.
WARNING
Have the wheel nuts checked for
tightness and the tyre pressure
checked as soon as possible.
Wheels and tyres
E70961
1
1
2
3
4
5
6
2
3
4
5
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