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Changing a flat tire, 2011 rdx – Acura 2011 RDX User Manual

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8. Use the extension and the wheel

nut wrench as shown to raise the
vehicle until the flat tire is off the
ground.

9. Remove the wheel nuts, then

remove the flat tire. Handle the
wheel nuts carefully; they may be
hot from driving. Place the flat tire
on the ground with the outside
surface facing up.

10. Before mounting the spare tire,

wipe any dirt off the mounting
surface of the wheel and hub with
a clean cloth. Wipe the hub
carefully; it may be hot from
driving.

11. Put on the spare tire. Put the

wheel nuts back on finger-tight,
then tighten them in a crisscross
pattern with the wheel nut wrench
until the wheel is firmly against the
hub. Do not try to tighten the
wheel nuts fully.

12. Lower the vehicle to the ground,

and remove the jack.

WHEEL NUT WRENCH

EXTENSION

BRAKE HUB

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Changing a Flat Tire

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