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Saab 2000 9-5 User Manual

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Car care and technical information

4 Wind the jack to raise the wheel clear of

the ground. Remove the wheel bolts and
lift off the wheel.

5 Fit the wheel and screw in the bolts in the

sequence shown (opposite pairs).
Tighten the bolts enough for the bolts
and wheel to be seated correctly.

6 Lower the car and tighten the wheel

bolts to the correct torque in the
sequence shown (opposite pairs).
Tightening torque
Light-alloy wheels: 80 ft.lbs. (110 Nm)
Steel wheels: 80 ft.lbs. (110 Nm)
Do not overtighten the bolts using a per-
cussion nut tightener: not only can this
damage the wheels but it can also make

it impossible to undo the bolts using the
wheel wrench in the car’s toolkit.

7 Check-tighten the wheel bolts after a

few miles.
Tightening torque
Light-alloy wheels: 80 ft.lbs. (110 Nm)
Steel wheels: 80 ft.lbs. (110 Nm)

We advise against using wheels with open
wheel covers in winter, as the brake compo-
nents are then more exposed both to slush
and to road salt and grit.

NOTE

When refitting wheel covers (where
applicable), make sure that the valve
protrudes through the hole in the wheel
cover.

IB538

Removing the wheel cover

IB539

Tightening sequence, wheel bolts