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STEP 1
Remove each wheel in turn. Remove the wheel and place the wheel
with the unseen inside part of the wheel facing up and the outside
surface flat to the ground. Caution: Observe standard safety
procedures recommended by vehicle manufacturer when jacking the
vehicle and removing wheels.
STEP 2 Please Note - Each Dust Shield is rotationally
different. Inspect to insure that each Dust Shield has a red
arrow label clearly indicating the direction of rotation. Select
a Dust Shield for the wheel you have placed on the ground so
that the red arrow will be rotating in the direction that the
wheel will roll when the vehicle is going forward.
STEP 3 After selecting the appropriate rotation Dust
Shield, install the Dust Shield into the wheel. Do not
install the Dust Shield on the hub of the vehicle. Insert the
Dust Shield into the wheel so that the red arrow label faces
up and all bolt holes are properly aligned. Place the Dust Shield
into the wheel applying firm pressure evenly along the outside
circumference of the Dust Shield so that the Dust Shield will
be pushed down evenly into the wheel as far as possible. In some
cases the shield will have a very tight fit in which case the
shield should be pushed down evenly into the wheel as
far as possible using a reasonable amount of pressure.
The flat area of the Dust Shield should fit flush against the
flat hub surface of the wheel.
STEP 4 With the Dust Shield placed into the wheel, inspect
the Dust Shield to see that:
- The Dust Shield fits tightly in the wheel.
Check to see that there is no gap between the outside edge of
the Dust Shield and the inside of the wheel.
- If the Dust Shield falls out of the wheel
when the wheel is in an upright position in preparation for remounting
the wheel onto the vehicle, lay the wheel flat on the ground
and using finger pressure, slightly bend the Dust Shield outward
in two or three locations so as to enlarge the diameter and to
provide enough friction to maintain the Dust Shield in its proper
position inside the wheel.
- Remount the wheel onto the vehicle, tightening
the lug nuts as recommended in your vehicle Owners Manual. Re-Check
tightness of lug nuts after 100 miles of driving.
STEP 5 Before returning the wheel to the ground, slowly
rotate the wheel by hand and listen to insure that there are
no scraping sounds.
If you notice a scraping sound, remove
the wheel and lay the wheel flat on the ground. Leave the Dust
Shield in place and carefully inspect the Dust Shield to determine
if there is a visible sign of scraping. If there is no sign of
scraping indicated on the Dust Shield, the scraping sound was
caused by another part of your vehicle.
If the Dust Shield does have an indication
of scraping on it, insure that you have placed the Dust Shield
all the way down into the wheel as far as the Dust Shield can
go by once again applying firm pressure and pushing the Dust
Shield down evenly into the wheel as far as possible. This
should solve the scraping problem and the wheel should be remounted
and rotate the wheel again to check for scraping.
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