Volvo 164 1971, Instruction Book

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Changing the wheels
Before jacking up the car, apply the park-
i ng brake and engage a gear.
Removing
Unscrew the crossheaded bolt (Fig. 1) for
the wheel cap and take off the cap.
Slacken the wheel nuts
'/2-1
turn with
the box spanner and lever. All nuts
are right-hand threaded, that is, they are
slackened by being unscrewed anti-clock-
wise, see Fig. 2.
Fit the jack in the eyelet near to the wheel
to be lifted, see Fig. 3. Jack up the car
so high that the wheel comes off the
ground.
Remove the wheel nuts and lift off the
wheel. Observe due care that the threads
on the wheel studs are not damaged.
Remove the hub cap.
Fitting
Clean the contact surfaces between wheel
and hub. Fit the hub cap on the wheel,
see Fig. 4. Fit the wheel.
Tighten the wheel nuts so that the wheel is
firmly against the hub.
Lower the car and tighten the wheel nuts
finally, taking every other nut at a time.
Screw on the wheel cap.
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