1994 CHEVROLET CAMARO Owners Manual

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Changing a Flat lire
If a tire goes flat, avoid further tire and
wheel damage by driving slowly to a level
place.
Turn on your hazard warning
flashers. The following
steps will tell you how to
use
the jack and change a tire.
The equipment you’ll need is in the rear
area.
First
you must remove the close-out
panel. See “Close-Out Panel” in the
Index.
Find the plastic screw heads in the trim
panel over
the spare tire. Use a coin or a
key to turn the screw heads until the slots
point front and back. Lift the trim panel
and move
it out of the way.
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To remove the jack and wheel wrench,
loosen and remove the bolt and remove
the plastic cover.
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Remove the wing nut and adapter and
pull out the spare.
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Start with the jack (A) and wheel wrench
(B).
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine The jack has a bolt at the end. Attach the
wheel wrench to the jack bolt.
Turn the wheel wrench to the right to
raise the lift head a little.
If your wheel has a center cap, pry it off
using the wheel wrench.
If your vehicle has a bolt-on wheel cover,
loosen the plastic caps using the wheel
wrench and remove the wheel cover.
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If your vehicle has optional alloy wheels,
each wheel may have one locknut
in place
of the standard wheel nut. A special
wheel lock key (removal tool) and
instructions are located
in the center
console. Attach the wheel lock key to the
socket
of the wheel wrench. Remove the
locking wheel
nut by turning
counterclockwise.
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Using the wheel wrench, loosen all the
wheel nuts. Don’t remove them yet. Position
the jack under the vehicle. There
is a notch
in the vehicle’s rocker flange on
the coupe model. Raise the jack head until
it fits firmly into the notch nearest the flat
tire.
On convertible models, place the jack in a
similar location.

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Stay away from the moldings or fender
flanges to avoid damaging them.
NOTICE:
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 wheel
wrench clockwise. Raise the vehicle far
enough off the ground
so there is enough
room
for the spare tire to fit.
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Remove all the wheel nuts and take off
the flat tire.
A CAUTION:
Rust or dirt on the wheel, or on the
parts to which it is fastened, can
make the wheel nuts become loose
after a time. The wheel could
come
off and cause an accident. When you
change a wheel, remove any rust or
dirt
from the places where the wheel
attaches to the vehicle.
In an emer-
gency,
you can use a cloth or a papa-
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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Remove any rust or dirt from the wheel
bolts, mounting surfaces and spare whee
Place the spare
on the wheel mounting
surface.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 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.
Lower the vehicle by rotating the wheel
wrench counterclockwise. Lower the jack
completely. Tighten the wheel nuts
firmly in a
criss-cross sequence as shown.
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Don’t try to put a wheel cover on your
compact spare tire.
It won’t fit. Store the
wheel cover
in the rear area until you
have the flat tire repaired or replaced.
NOTICE:
Wheel covers won’t fit on your com-
pact spare. If you try to put a wheel
cover
on your compact spare, you
could damage the cover or the spare.
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