1995 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO Owners Manual

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine The following steps will tell you how to use the jack and
change a tire. The
equipment
you’ll neea
is in the
trunk. Pull the
carpeting from the floor of
the trunk. Turn the center
nut on
the compact spare
cover counterclockwise to
remove
it. Then lift and
remove the cover.
Turn the wing nut
counterclockwise and
-2move it. Then lift
off the
1 spacer and remove the spare
tire.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Turn the nut holding the jack and wrench
counterclockwise and remove it. Then remove
the jack and wrench. If there is a wheel cover, loosen the nut caps with the
wheel wrench. They won't come off. Then, using the flat
end
of the wheel wrench, pry along the edge of the wheel
cover
until it comes off. Be carehl; the edge may be
sharp. Don't
try to remove the cover with your bare hands.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine To remove a center cap, use the wrench to pry gently at
the notch. Don’t use a tool that is narrower than the
wrench to pry at
this notch.
If your vehicle has wheel nut caps, remove them using
the wheel wrench.
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Using the wheel wrench, loosen all the wheel nuts.
Don’t remove them yet.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Turn the jack handle clockwise to raise the jack lift head
a few inches.
Position the jack under the
vehicle and raise the jack
lift head until it fits firmly
into the notch in the
vehicle’s frame nearest the
flat tire.
Put the compact spare tire near
you.
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NOTICE: Raise the vehicle by turning the jack handle clockwise.
Raising your vehicle with the jack improperly
jack lift head into the proper location before
the
vehicle to fall
off the jack. Be sure to fit the
tire to fit under the vehicle. Remove all wheel nuts and positioned will damage the vehicle or may allow
Raise the vehicle far enough off the ground for the spare
raising your vehicle.
take off the flat tire.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Remove any rust or dirt from the wheel bolts, mounting
surfaces and spare wheel. Place the spare
on the wheel
mounting surface.
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.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Lower the vehicle by turning the jack handle
counterclockwise. Lower the jack completely. Tighten the wheel nuts
firmly
in a crisscross
sequence
as shown.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 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.
NOTICE:
Wheel covers won’t fit on your compact spare. If
you try to put a wheel cover on your compact
spare, you could damage the cover or the spare.
After you’ve put the compact spare tire on your vehicle
you’ll need to store the flat tire in your trunk. Use the
following procedure
to secure the flat tire in the trunk.
Put the flat tire
in the trunk so the side that faces out
when
it is on the vehicle is facing down. The full-size
tire will not fit down into the well. Place it
so the front is
in the well and the rear is out of the well. Put the bolt through
one of the wheel
nut holes, install
the retainer over the bolt, then install
the wing nut. Put
the spacer and
nut next to the tire in the well. Store the
cover as far forward as possible.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine The compact spare is for temporary use only. Replace
the compact spare tire with a full-size tire as soon
as you
can. See “Compact Spare” in the Index. See the storage
instructions label
to replace your compact spare into
your trunk properly.
When you install the wheel cover on the full-size tire,
tighten the nut caps to
5 lb-ft (7 Nsm).
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Nut
Cover
Wing Nut
Spacer
Tire
Wrench
Nut
Retainer
Jack
Bolt
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