How to fit Wheels

Well, this is one I thought Id never have to show anyone how to do it properly, by professional standards.

First "chock off" the other road wheels, with a block of wood or brick either side of the wheels/tyres.

Find the jacking point and place a rubber or wooden surface between the top of the trolley jack, and the vehicles jacking point. - This is to prevent accidental damage to the vehicles sill, but sometimes this cant be helped, and the still may become bent in, or out, at worse the jack can make its own imprint.

If you are using the standard car jack, it has a  slot that the sill is placed into, which helps prevent damage. -I find trolley jacks easier to use.

Without jacking the car up, loosen the 5 wheel nuts (anti clockwise). Then jack the car up. Completely remove the wheel nuts, and remove the road wheel.

If there is any surface rust on the disc or back of the wheel, use a wire brush to scrub it off with a wire brush, and put some copper slip/ copper ease paste on it, alternatively grease can be used, but be sure you dont get any on the disc surface or the pads as it will impair the braking efficiency.

Fit the new roadwheel, and have one stud at the top, and two at the bottom. you can start at either side of the star figuration, i start on the right, then left, then bottom right, then top then bottom left. (clockwise motion to tighten)

However, places are known to use the following combination: Right stud, bottom right, left stud, top, then bottom left.

I have never had any problems with the way i do it.

they should be tight enough that you can spin the wheel with ease on each wheelnut. Once theyr all tight, lower the car with the car jack, and take the jack out of the way completely, using a Torque Wrench, tighten each one in sequence to tighten them up to 180Nm* (to be confirmed)

I hope this is of some help