spare tire location Mercury Villager 1996 Owner's Manuals

Roadside Emergencies
261
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[RE05200(ALL)03/95]
Spare Tire Location
[RE05300(ALL)01/93]
The spare tire is stored underneath your vehicle.
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[RE05400(ALL)02/95]
To remove the spare tire:
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[RE05500(ALL)01/93]1.
Open the liftgate and find the plastic hex nut cover in the
carpeting of the cargo area. Lift the cover to expose the hex
nut.
[RE05600(ALL)09/93]
17-1/2 pica
art:0040171-A
The spare tire hex nut
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[RE05700(ALL)01/93]2.
Find the tapered lug wrench in the tool kit located behind
the jack in the right cargo area side panel.
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[RE05800(ALL)12/93]3.
Fit the hex-shaped end of the lug wrench over the hex nut
in the floor of the cargo area. Turn counterclockwise until
the cable extends far enough to lower the spare tire to the
ground.
File:12vxren.ex
Update:Tue Jun 4 11:42:14 1996

Roadside Emergencies
263
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[RE06300(ALL)01/93]
Stowing the spare tire
[RE06400(ALL)04/95]1.
To raise the tire to the stowed position, lay the tire on the
ground with the inboard side facing up. Install the retainer
through the wheel center and slide the tire under the vehicle.
Fit the hex-shaped end of the wheel lug wrench over the hex
nut in the floor of the cargo area. Turn the wheel lug
wrench clockwise until the tire is raised to its original
position underneath the vehicle.
[RE06500(ALL)01/93]
NOTE: The lug wrench ratchets when the tire is raised to the
stowed position. It will not allow you to over-tighten.
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[RE06600(ALL)01/93]2.
Check for proper seating against the underbody supports
and retighten if necessary.
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[RE06700(ALL)05/95]
RWARNING
Make sure spare tires and jacking equipment are stowed
and secured in the proper storage location.
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[RE06800(ALL)03/95]
Preparing to Change the Tire
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[RE06900(ALL)05/94]
You should only raise your vehicle with a jack properly placed
at the front or rear jacking points.
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[RE07000(ALL)06/95]1.
Make sure that your vehicle will not move or roll. Put the
gearshift lever in P (Park). Set the parking brake and block
the wheel Ð in both directions Ð that is diagonally opposite
the tire that you are changing.
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[RE07100(ALL)06/95]
RWARNING
When one of the front wheels is off the ground, the
transaxle alone will not prevent the vehicle from moving
or slipping off the jack, even if the vehicle is in P (Park).
File:12vxren.ex
Update:Tue Jun 4 11:42:14 1996