Ford F150 Pickup. Instruction - part 1802

Fig. 9: Removing Wheel & Tire Assembly 
Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO. 

Installation 

All vehicles 

1. Clean the wheel hub mounting surface and wheel pilot.  

2. Install the tire and wheel assembly. 

1. Position the tire and wheel assembly.  

2. Install the wheel nuts hand-tight, then lower the vehicle. 

WARNING:

When a wheel is installed, always remove any corrosion, dirt or 
foreign material present on the mounting surfaces of the wheel or 
the surface of the wheel hub, brake drum or brake disc that contacts 
the wheel. Installing wheels without correct metal-to-metal contact at 
the wheel mounting surfaces can cause the wheel nuts to loosen 
and the wheel to come off while the vehicle is in motion, causing 
loss of control.

 

2003 Ford Pickup F150 

2003 SUSPENSION Wheels And Tires - F150 Pickup

  

Vehicles With 12 mm Wheel Bolts 

CAUTION: Failure to tighten the wheel nuts in a star pattern can result in high 

brake disc runout, which will speed up the development of brake 
roughness, shudder and vibration.

 

2003 Ford Pickup F150 

2003 SUSPENSION Wheels And Tires - F150 Pickup

  

Fig. 10: Wheel Nut Tightening Pattern (12 mm Wheel Bolts)

 

2003 Ford Pickup F150 

2003 SUSPENSION Wheels And Tires - F150 Pickup

  

Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO. 

3. Tighten the wheel nuts in a star pattern using a torque wrench or torque sticks. 

Vehicles With 14 mm Wheel Bolts 

4. Tighten the wheel nuts in a star pattern using a torque wrench or torque sticks.  

5. Install the center cap. 

CAUTION: Failure to tighten the wheel nuts in a star pattern can result in high 

brake disc runout, which will speed up the development of brake 
roughness, shudder and vibration.

 

2003 Ford Pickup F150 

2003 SUSPENSION Wheels And Tires - F150 Pickup