1995 CHEVROLET BLAZER Owners Manual

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Jacking Equipment
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A. Retainer
B. Rubber Band
C. Work Gloves
D. Mat
E. Jack Storage Cover
E Wheel Blocks
G. Hub Cap Removal Tool (Some
H. Wheel Wrench
I. Jack models)
J. Jacking Instructions
Spare Tire
Your spare tire is in your vehicle's rear area, either mounted inside to the
driver's wall or outside to the endgate, or stowed under the vehicle.
If you have an inside-mounted spare tire, the tire must be removed in order
to have access to the jack storage.
To Remove the Inside-Mounted Spare Tire
Reach into your tire's
cover and unscrew the
wingnut at the center
of the wheel. Remove
it and the retainer.
Unhook the tire from
the mounting bracket and remove the cover.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine To Remove the Rear-Mounted Spare Tire
Make sure the carrier arm is fully latched to the endgate. Remove the tire's
cover.
The locking wheel nut
can be removed by snapping the rubber
weather cover off the
face
of the lock case.
Insert the key and pull
the lock case straight
off. It is not necessary
to turn the key.
The wheel wrench can then be used to remove the lug nut.
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Use the socket end of
your wheel wrench to
remove the wheel nuts
that secure the tire
to
the carrier. Then, lift
the tire
off its
mounting bracket.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine To Remove the Underbody-Mounted Spare Tire (&Door Only)
NOTICE:
Never remove or restow a tire frodto a stowage position under
the vehicle while the vehicle is supported by a jack. Always
tighten the tire fully against the underside
of the vehicle when
restowing.
Insert the chisel end of
the wheel wrench, on
an angle, into the hole
in the rear bumper. Be
sure the chisel end
of
the wheel wrench
connects into the hoist
shaft.
Turn the wheel wrench
counterclockwise to
lower the spare tire.
i Keep turning the
wheel wrench until the
spare tire can be
pulled out from under
the vehicle.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine When the tire has been completely
lowered, tilt the
retainer at the end
of
the cable and pull it
through the wheel
opening. Pull the tire
out from under the
vehicle.
NOTICE:
To help avoid vehicle damage, do not drive vehicle before cable
is restored.
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Inside-Mounted Spare Tire (%Door Standard)
A. Spare Tire
B . Retainer
(Two-wheel
drive)
C. Nut
D. Cover
E. Retainer (Four-wheel
drive)
F. Wheel Carrier
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Rear-Mounted Spare Tire (%Door Optional)
A. Wheel Carrier
B. Spare Tire
C. Wheel Nut and
Locking Nut
Cylinder
Underbody-Mounted Spare Tire (&Door Standard)
A. Retainer
B . Valve Stem
(Pointed Down)
C. Spare Tire
D. Spring
E. Wheel Wrench
F. Lower
G. Raise
H. Hoist Asm
Changing the Tire
Start with the jacking equipment. See “Jacking Equipment Storage” earlier
in this section.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Turn the jackhandle clockwise. That will
raise the jack lifthead
a little.
Hub Caps and Wheel Nut Caps
You will have to take off hub caps or wheel nut caps to reach your wheel
nuts.
If you have individual
wheel nut caps that
cover each nut, they must be removed
in
order to get the wheel
nuts. Use the socket
end
of the wheel
wrench to remove the
wheel nut
caps.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Your wheel nut caps may attach your hub cap to the wheel. Remove rhese
wheel nut caps before you take
off the hub cap.
Some jack storage
covers
are equipped
with a hub
cap
removal tool. Position the hub cap removal
tool in the notch and
pull straight away from the wheel to
avoid potential
damage to the hub cap
and wheel painuwheel
surface.
If you have an aluminum or plastic molded hub cap, pry it off with the
chisel
end of your wheel wrench.
Some of the molded
plastic hub caps have
imitation wheel nuts
molded into them. The
wheel wrench won’t
fit these imitation
nuts,
so don’t try to
remove them with the socket end
of the
wheel wrench.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Using the wheel
wrench, loosen all the
wheel nuts. Don’t
remove them yet.
Do not jack up the vehicle with people in or near the vehicle.
Position the jack under the vehicle.
A. Front Frame Hole
B . Rear Frame Hole
Your vehicle has
a hole in the frame near each front wheel, as well as a hole
in the spring hanger (for
4-door) and a hole in the frame (for 24oor) near
each rear wheel for the jack. Fit the jack into the hole nearest the flat tire.
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