WARNING:
To lessen risk
of personal injury, do not
put any part of your body under
the vehicle while changing a tire.
Do not start the engine when your
vehicle is on the jack. The jack is
ONLY meant for changing the tire.
•
Never use the rear differential
as a jacking point.
4. Remove the lug nuts with the lug wrench.
5. Replace the flat tire with the spare tire, making sure the valve stem is
facing outward. Reinstall lug nuts until the wheel is snug against the hub.
Do not fully tighten the lug nuts until the wheel has been lowered.
6. Lower the vehicle by turning the jack handle counterclockwise.
7. Remove the jack and fully tighten
the lug nuts in the order shown.
Refer to
Wheel lug nut torque
specifications
later in this chapter
for the proper lug nut torque
specification.
8. Put flat tire, jack and lug wrench
away. Be sure to stow the jack
properly in the holder bracket.
9. Turn on the air suspension switch.
WHEEL LUG NUT TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS
Retighten the lug nuts to the specified torque within 100 miles (160 km)
after any wheel disturbance (tire rotation, changing a flat tire, wheel
removal, etc.).
Bolt size
Wheel lug nut torque*
ft-lb
N
•
m
1
⁄
2
x 20
100
135
* Torque specifications are for nut and bolt threads free of dirt and
rust. Use only Ford recommended replacement fasteners.
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2011 Town Car
(tow)
Owners Guide, 1st Printing
USA
(fus)
