1993 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Owner's Manuals

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7. If your vehicle has exposed wheel nut
caps, remove them using the wheel
nut wrench. 8. Using the wheel wrench, loosen all
the wheel nuts.
Don't remove them
yet.

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9. Attach the socket end of the wheel
wrench to the jack. Turn the wheel
wrench clockwise to raise the jack
head a
few inches.
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IO. Position the jack and raise the jack
head until it fits firmly into the
notch in the vehicle's frame nearest
the flat tire.
Do not raise the vehicle
yet. Put the compact spare tire near
you. Getting under a
vehicle when
it is jacked up is dangerous.
If the vehicle slips off the jack, you
uld be badly injured or killed.
:ver get under a vehicle when it is
,,pported only by a jack.

1 1. Raise the vehicle by rotating the
wheel wrench cloclmise. Raise the
vehicle far enough
so there’s enough
room for the spare tire to fit.
off the flat tire.
12. Remove all the wheel nuts and take Rust or
dirt on the wheel, or
on the parts to which it
is
fastened, can make the wheel nuts
I become loose after a time. The
wheel could come
off and cause an
I accident. When you change a wheel,
remove any rust or dirt from the
places where the wheel attaches
to
the vehicle. In an emergency, you
can use a cloth or a paper towel to
do this; but be sure to use a scraper
or wire brush later,
if you need to,
to get all the rust
or dirt off.
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13. Remove any rust or dirt from the
wheel bolts, mounting surfaces or
spare wheel. Place the spare on the
wheel mounting surface.
L Never use oil or grease on
r; studs or nuts. If you do, the
nuts might come loose.
Your wheel
could fall off, causing a serious
accident. I
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Changing a Flat Tire (CONI-.)
14. Replace the wheel nuts with the
rounded end
of the nuts toward the
wheel. Tighten each nut by hand
until the wheel is held against the
hub.
15. Lower the vehicle by rotating the
wheel wrench counterclockwise.
Lower the iack comdetelv. 16. Tighten the wheel nuts firmly in a
criss-cross sequence as shown.
Don’t try to put a wheel cover on your
compact spare tire. It won’t fit. Store
the wheel cover in the trunk until
you
have the flat tire repaired or replaced.

17. Store the flat tire as far forward in
the trunk
as possible. Store the jack
and wheel wrench in their
compartment in the trunk.
only. Replace the compact spare t&e
with a full-size tire
as soon as you can.
See
Compact Spare Tire later in this
section.
Compact Spare Tire
Although the compact spare was fully
inflated when your vehicle was new,
it
can lose air after a time. Check the
inflation pressure regularly. It should be
60 psi (420 1rPa). The compact spare is
made to
go up to 3,000 miles (5 000 km), ' so you can finish your trip and have
your full-size tire repaired or replaced
where you want. Of course, it's best to
replace your spare with a full-size tire as
soon as you can. Your spare will last
longer and be in
good shape in case you
need it again. Your anti-lock brake
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Compact Spare Tire (CONT.)
YBTICE
If You’re Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice
or Snow
What you don’t want to do when your
vehicle is stuck is to spin your wheels.
The method laown as “rocking” can
help you get out when you’re stuck, but
you must use caution.
Don’t use your compact spare
on some
other vehicle.
And don’t mix your compact spare or
wheel with other wheels
or tires. They
won’t fit. Keep your spare and its wheel
together.

CAUTION I
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If you let your tires spin at
high speed, they can explode
and you or others could be injured.
And, the transaxle or other parts of
the vehicle can overheat. That
could cause an engine compartment
fire or other damage. When you’re
stuck, spin the wheels as little as
possible. Don’t spin the wheels
above
35 mph (56 lun/h) as shown
on the speedometer.
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out:
First, turn your steering wheel left and
right. That will clez the area around
your front wheels. Then shift back and
forth between
R (Reverse) and a
forward gear, spinning the wheels as
little as possible. Release the accelerator
pedal while you shift, and press lightly
on the accelerator pedal when the
transaxle
is in gear. If that doesn’t get
you
out after a few tries, you may need
to be towed out. If you do need to be
towed out, see the
Index under Towing
Your Oldsmobile.
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