wheel bolt torque MITSUBISHI L200 2011 Owner's Manual (in English)

11.Finger-tighten the wheel nuts. (Turn them
clockwise.)

Vehicles with steel wheels
Tighten the wheel nuts (tapered nuts) until
the tapered parts of the wheel nuts make
light contact with the seats of the wheel
holes and the wheel is not loose.
With a spare wheel, tighten the wheel nuts in
the same way.
Vehicles with aluminium wheels
Tighten the wheel nuts (flange nuts) until the
flanges of the wheel nuts touch the wheel
and the wheel is not loose.Normal wheels and spare wheel
(aluminium wheels)
With a spare wheel, tighten the wheel nuts un-
til the tapered parts of the wheel nuts make
light contact with the seats of the wheel
holes and the wheel is not loose.
Spare wheel (steel wheels)
CAUTIONl Never apply oil to either the wheel bolts
or the nuts, or they will tighten too much.
NOTE
l Flange nuts can be temporarily used on the
spare wheel, but return to the original wheel
and tyre as soon as possible.
l If all four aluminium wheels are changed to
steel wheels, use tapered nuts.
12. Lower the vehicle slowly and then tighten
the nuts crisscross in 2 or 3 steps until each
nut has been tightened securely.
Tightening torqueSteel wheel: 137 to 157 Nm
Aluminium wheel: 118 to 137 Nm
( Achieved by applying a force at the end
of the wheel nut wrench supplied with
the vehicle.
Steel wheel: 510 to 580 N
Aluminium wheel: 440 to 500 N)
Five wheel nuts
For emergencies
6-19
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