Installing a spare tire (Mazda 6 GG)

1. Use a rag to clean the mating surfaces on the wheel disc and hub, as well as the studs, from dirt.

2. Install the spare tire.

3. Screw the wheel nuts onto the studs (the conical side of the nuts should face the wheel). Tighten the nuts by hand.



4. Lower the vehicle by turning the jack crank counterclockwise. Using a wheel wrench, tighten the nuts in the sequence shown in Figure 1.172.

Wheel nut tightening torque: 88–117 N·m (9–11 kgf·m).

5. Place the faulty wheel in the luggage compartment niche and secure the wheel with a pressure washer and bolt.

6. Check the air pressure in the tire.

7. Repair the damaged wheel or replace it with a new one as soon as possible.