1994 CHEVROLET ASTRO PASSENGER wheel

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Jack Storage
Your jack, extension, ratchet and wheel blocks are stored by your vehicle’s
rear doors, along the passenger side wall.
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To remove your jack
cover, take off the
plastic wing
nut by
turning it
to the left.
Lift up on the latch
and pull the jack cover
off.
Remove the wheel
blocks and jack
by
turning the wing nut
to the left. Remove the
wing nut and washer
then
pull the wheel
blocks and jack off the
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Jacking Tool Storage
To remove the ratchet
turning the wing nut to the left. Remove the
wing nut
and retainer
and take out
the
ratchet and extension.
'. and extension by
1. Nut
2. Washer
3. Wheel Blocks
4. Jack Lifthead
5. Jack
6. Jacking Instructions Tag
7. Nut
8. Retainer
9. Ratchet
10. Extension
11. Bolt
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Attach the ratchet,
with the
DOWN side
facing you, to the
extension.
The
extension has a socket
end and
a flat
(screwdriver shaped)
end.
Put the flat end of the extension on an angle through the
hole in the rear
door frame, above the bumper. Be sure the flat end connects into
the hoist
shaft.
Turn the ratchet
to the
left to lower the spare
tire to the ground.
Keep turning the
ratchet until the spare
tire can be pulled out
from under the vehicle.
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When the tire has
been lowered, tilt the
retainer at the end
of
the cable and pull it
through the wheel
opening.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Changing the Tire
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wheel blocks.
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The jack has a bolt on
the end.
Attach the socket end
of the extension to the
jack bolt like
this.
Attach the ratchet to
the extension with the
UP side facing you.
Rotate the ratchet to
the right. That will
raise the jack lift head
a little. Before raising
the vehicle, do the
following steps.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine your jack. Place the
blocks at the front
and
rear of the tire farthest
Put your spare tire near the flat tire.
Remove the wheel trim. If
you have an
aluminum hub cap,
remove it by using the
flat end
of the
extension.
Pry along the edge
of
the cap until it comes
off. Be careful; the
rim edges
may be
sharp. Don't try
to
remove it with your
bare hands.
If the wheel has a
plastic center cap,
you
do not have to remove
the center cap to
loosen the wheel nuts.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine To remove the hubcap from the brushed aluminum wheel, fit the flat end of
the extension into the notch and pop the hubcap off.
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With DOWN facing
you, use the ratchet
and socket to loosen
all the wheel nuts.
Don’t remove them
I A. 6.5 in. (16.5 cm)
B. 12.0 in. (30.0 cm)
Position jack under
the vehicle.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Raising your vehicle with the jack improperly positioned will
damage the vehicle or may allow the vehicle to fall
off the jack.
Be sure to
fit the jack lift head into the proper location before
raising your vehicle.
Raise the vehicle by
rotating the ratchet to
the right. Make sure
the
UP marking faces
you. Raise the vehicle
far enough
off the
ground
so there is
enough room for the
spare tire to
fit.
Remove all the wheel
nuts.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Take off the flat tire.
Remove any rust or
dirt from the wheel
bolts,
mounting
surfaces and spare
wheel. Place
the spare
on the wheel
mounting surface.
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