If Trouble Arises; Flat Tire; Do not apply oil or grease to lug nuts - Page 499

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If Trouble Arises

Flat Tire

3.  Install the lug nuts with the beveled 

edge inward; tighten them by hand.

WARNING

Do not apply oil or grease to lug nuts 

and bolts and do not tighten the 

lug nuts beyond the recommended 

tightening torque:

Applying oil or grease to lug nuts and 

bolts is dangerous. The lug nuts could 

loosen while driving and cause the tire 

to come off, resulting in an accident. 

In addition, lug nuts and bolts could 

be damaged if tightened more than 

necessary.

4.  Turn the lug wrench counterclockwise 

and lower the vehicle.

5.  Use the lug wrench to tighten the nuts 

in the order shown.

  If you are unsure of how tight the nuts 

should be, have them inspected at an 

Authorized Mazda Dealer.

Nut tightening torque

N·m (kgf·m, ft·lbf) 108—147 (12—14, 80—108)

WARNING

Always securely and correctly tighten 

the lug nuts:

Improperly or loosely tightened lug 

nuts are dangerous. The wheel could 

wobble or come off. This could result 

in loss of vehicle control and cause a 

serious accident.

Be sure to reinstall the same nuts you 

removed or replace them with metric 

nuts of the same configuration:

Because the wheel studs and lug nuts 

on your Mazda have metric threads, 

using a non-metric nut is dangerous. 

On a metric stud, it would not secure 

the wheel and would damage the stud, 

which could cause the wheel to slip off 

and cause an accident.

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