- 1). Park the Accord on a flat, level surface. Use a flat head screwdriver to remove the lug cover from the center of the wheel. Place the screwdriver into the small slot on the cover and pop it out. Use a tire iron to loosen the lug nuts on the wheel. Don't remove them, but loosen them enough so that you can take them off once the wheel is off the ground. Depending on the trim level of your Accord, there will be either four or five lugs.
- 2). Lift the rear of the car with a jack and place a jack stand under the frame near the front of the rear wheel. Lower the car onto the jack stand. Leave the jack in place under the car, but don't use it alone to hold the weight of the car while you remove the wheel. Remove the lug nuts completely. Place them in a small container to keep them together while the wheel is changed.
- 3). Carefully place the new wheel on the lug bolts on the car. Shoving the wheel onto the bolts can damage the ridges on the bolts, making it impossible to replace the lug nuts without tearing down the entire wheel assembly.
- 4). Wipe anti-seize on the bolts before replacing the nuts. This keeps the lugs tight, but allows them to come off easier the next time you need to remove them. Place the lugs on the bolts and tighten them by hand. Keep the wheel straight while tightening.
- 5). Lower the Accord down to the ground. Use the tire iron to tighten the lugs. If your Accord has five lugs, use a star pattern when tightening. If there are four lugs, tighten every other one until they are all tight.
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