beautypg.com

Tires, wheels and loading – FORD 2005 Crown Victoria v.1 User Manual

Page 141

background image

• Position the jack according to the

following guides and turn the jack
handle clockwise until the wheel
is completely off the ground.

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.

8. Remove the metal lug nuts with the lug wrench.

9. Replace the flat tire/wheel assembly with the spare tire/wheel
assembly, 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.

10. Lower the vehicle by turning the jack handle counterclockwise.

11. 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.

12. For full size spare aluminum
wheel, firmly install the center
ornament. If equipped with a full
size spare tire/wheel assembly and
lug nut retained full wheelcover, install the wheelcover by tightening the

1

4

3

2

5

REVIEW COPY
2005 Crown Victoria (cro), Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) (own2002),
Market: USA_English (fus)

Tires, Wheels and Loading

141