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4-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance
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Wheels
If a wheel is bent, cracked or heavily corroded, it should be replaced.
Otherwise, the tire may separate from the wheel or cause a loss of
handling control.
 Wheel selection
When replacing wheels, care should be taken to ensure that
they are equivalent to those removed in load capacity, diameter,
rim width and inset
*
.
Replacement wheels are available at any authorized Toyota
dealer or repairer, or another duly qualified and equipped profes-
sional.
*
: Conventionally referred to as “offset”.
Toyota does not recommend using the following:
 Wheels of different sizes or types
 Used wheels
 Bent wheels that have been straightened
 Aluminum wheel precautions
 Use only Toyota wheel nuts and wrenches designed for use
with your aluminum wheels.
 When rotating, repairing or changing your tires, check that the
wheel nuts are still tight after driving 1600 km (1000 miles).
 Be careful not to damage the aluminum wheels when using
tire chains.
 Use only Toyota genuine balance weights or equivalent and a
plastic or rubber hammer when balancing your wheels.