1993 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Owners Manual

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lJu Tire Goes Flat
It’s unusual for a tire to “blow out”
while you’re driving, especially if-you
maintain
your tires properly. If air goes
out of a tire, it’s much more likely to
leak out
slowly. But if you should ever
have a “blowout,” here are a few tips-
about what to expect
and what to do:
If a front tire fails, the flat tire will
create a drag that pulls the vehicle
toward that side. Take yuur foot 08 the
accelerator pedal
and grip the steering
wheel firmly. Steer to maintain lane
p-osition, then gently brake to -a stop
well out of the. traffic lam.
A rear blowout, particularly on a curve,
acts much like a skid and may require
the
same corre&ion you’d use in a skid.
h any rear bhwout, remove yop foot
from the accelerator pedal. Get the
vehicle under control by steering the
way you want the vehicbto go. It may
be very bumpy and noisy, hut you can
still steer. Gently brake to B stop, well
off’ the road if posiible.
If your tire go& flat, the next section
shows how to use your jacking
equipment to change a flat tire sdely.
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wheel damage by drivmg..slowly.to a
level place: Turn on -your ha-zmd
warning flashers.
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Always use the special wheel nut socket
when using the wheel wrench provided
with your vehicle. See the Index under
Center Storage Console.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 2. The spare tite an,d jack are located on 3. To.lower the tire c.&er tray, us~the
the tire c.z@er tray under the rear socket end of-the wheel wench t~:
end of your vehicle. turn
the latdh bolt clockmi%
4. Now put the hooked end of the whe.el
me-nch intathe tray sht arid lift up.
the. tire carriex txay . .Pull the latch- bdt
toward you to .free the front ofthe
tire emier bqy.
After the.lat& bolt is. hee, lower the
tire carrier tray using :the wheel
wrench.
If you can? free the latch Mlt, Ibdsen
it sdme more: Then repeai the
procedure. Dgn't loosen the-latch
bo1t.t~~ much. If you loosen it all t.he
way; $#~g .., caxrier tray -euuld. fall down..
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Changing a FIaf Tire (CONTJ
5. Pull the spare tire out. The jack is
inside the bag, held to the spare tire
with
a spring.
6. Remove the jack by pullihg up on the
erid of the spring.
7. Your Corvette has gray plastic wheel
nut caps. Remove them using the
socket
end of the wheel wrench.
Store
the plastic-wheel nut caps
somewhere until you have the flat tire
repaired
or replaced.
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8. A special wheel lock key (removal
tool)
and instructions are provided
with
your vehicle. Attach the wheel
lock key to the socket of the wheel
wrench. Remove the locking wheel
hut by turning counterclockwise.
9. Using the wheel wrench and the
special
wheel nut socket, loosen the
remaining wheel nuts by turning
them counterclockwise.
Don't remove
them
yet.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 1 1 .‘Near eadh wheel, there-ae. triangles
in the vehicle’s ro.cl& panel..
Positiorr the jack and raise the jack
head until it fits firmly between the
triangles in the vehitle’s frame
narest the flat tire, Put the compact
spare-tire- newyoui
If you have the ZR-f Special
Performance Coupe, the lo.&itor
-triangles. may .be difficult to see.
.They are on the underside of the
mdding: The- jack head fits onto the
-metal flange, slightly inboard. from
the lacator triangles,.
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Changin,g a Flat Tire (CONTJ
12. Raise the vehicle by rotating the
wheel wrench clockwise; Raise the-
vehicle far enough off the ground sa
there is enough room for the-spare.
tire to fit.
13. Remove all-the remaining wheel
nuts qnd take off the flat tire.
14. Remove any rust or dirt from the
wheel bolts, mounting surfaces or
spare wheel.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 15. Place tne spare on the.wheel
mounting sur€ac,e.
16. Replace. the wheel nuts, including
the
loclhg- wheel -nut, with the,
rounded end of the.nuts toward the
wheel. Tighten each nut by hand
until the wheel is held. against the
hub.
17. Lower the vehicle by rotating the;
pheel wrench counterclqclnvise.
Lower. the jack completely.