MARUTI SUZUKI EECO, Manual

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INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE
76MH1-74E
Changing Wheels
To change a tyre, use the following proce-
dure:
1) Remove the jack, tools and spare tyre
from the vehicle.
To remove the spare tyre under the rear
floor, loosen the support bolt (1),
unhook the tyre holder and lower it
slowly.
2) Loosen, but do not remove the wheel
nuts.
3) Jack up the vehicle (follow the jacking
instructions in the EMERGENCY SER-
VICE section in this manual).
4) Remove the wheel nuts and tyre.
5) Before installing the new wheel, clean
any mud or dirt off from the surface of
the wheel and hub with a clean cloth.
Clean the hub carefully; it may be hot
from driving.
6) Install the new tyre and replace the
wheel nuts with their cone shaped end
facing the wheel. Tighten each nut
snugly by hand until the wheel is
securely seated on the hub.
NOTE:
Ensure that support bolt (1) is tightend
properly after spare wheel is placed back
at its position, under the rear floor.
09-77A055A
09-77A067A
09-76A052A
Wheel Tightening Torque
85 N-m or
8.5 kg-m (61.5 lb-ft)
7) Lower the jack and fully tighten the nuts
to the specified torque in a crisscross
fashion with a wrench as shown in the
illustration.
(1)
EXAMPLE
EXAMPLE
WARNING
Use MARUTI SUZUKI genuine wheel
nuts and tighten them to the speci-
fied torque as soon as possible after
changing wheels. Incorrect wheel
nuts or improperly tightened wheel
nuts may come loose or fall off,
which can result in an accident. If
you do not have a torque wrench,
have the wheel nut torque checked
by a Maruti Suzuki authorised work-
shop.
EXAMPLE