2008 Mazda RX 8 Owners Manual

InCaseofanEmergency
FlatTire
3.
Installthelugnutswiththebeveled
edgeinward;tightenthembyhand.
Ifyou'reunsureofhowtightthenuts
shouldbe,havetheminspectedatan
AuthorizedMazdaDealer.
Nuttighteningtorque
88
12,6587)
118
N·m(kgf·m,ft·lbf)
(9
WARNING
Alwayssecurelyandcorrectlytighten
thelugnuts:
Improperlyorlooselytightenedlug
nutsaredangerous.Thewheelcould
wobbleorcomeoff.Thiscouldresult
inlossofvehiclecontrolandcausea
seriousaccident.
WARNING
Donotapplyoilorgreasetolugnuts
andboltsanddonottightenthelug
nutsbeyondtherecommended
tighteningtorque:
Applyingoilorgreasetolugnutsand
boltsisdangerous.Thelugnuts
couldloosenwhiledrivingandcause
thetiretocomeoff,resultinginan
accident.Inaddition,lugnutsand
boltscouldbedamagediftightened
morethannecessary.
Besuretoreinstallthesamenutsyou
removedorreplacethemwithmetric
nutsofthesameconfiguration:
Becausethewheelstudsandlugnuts
onyourMazdahavemetricthreads,
usinganon-metricnutisdangerous.
Onametricstud,itwouldnotsecure
thewheelandwoulddamagethe
stud,whichcouldcausethewheelto
slipoffandcauseanaccident.
5.
Checktheinflationpressure.Referto
thespecificationchartsonpage10-6.
4.
Turnthejackhandlecounterclockwise
andlowerthevehicle.Usethelug
wrenchtotightenthenutsintheorder
shown.
WARNING
Donotdrivewithanytiresthathave
incorrectairpressure:
Drivingontireswithincorrectair
pressureisdangerous.Tireswith
incorrectpressurecouldaffect
handlingandresultinanaccident.
NOTE
Topreventthejackandtoolfromrattling,store
themproperly.
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CategoriesMazda Manuals, Mazda RX-8 Manuals
Model Year2008
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