1996 CHEVROLET BLAZER Owners Manual

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Changing a Flat Tire
If a tire goes flat, avoid further tire and wheel damage
by driving slowly to a level place. Turn on your hazard
warning flashers.
Changing
a tire can cause an injury. The vehicle
can slip
off the jack and roll over you or other
people. You and they could be badly injured.
Find
a level place to change your tire. To help
prevent the vehicle from moving:
1. Set the parking brake firmly.
2. Put an automatic transmission shift lever in
PARK (P) or shift
a manual transmission to
FIRST (1)
or REVERSE (R).
3. If you have a four-wheel-drive vehicle
with
a manual transfer case shift lever,
be sure the transfer case is in
a drive
gear
-- not in NEUTRAL (N).
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4. Turn off the
engine.
5. Put the wheel blocks at the front and
rear of the tire farthest away from the
one being changed. That would be the
tire on the other side of the vehicle,
at
the opposite end.
The following steps will tell
you how to use the jack and
change a tire.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
The jacking equipment you'll need is stored along the
driver's rear wall. In some cases, you may have to
remove the spare tire
in order to reach the jack. Your
vehicle is also equipped with work gloves and
a plastic
ground mat to assist in the changing
of a flat tire.
To remove your jack cover,
pull up on the latch at the
end of
the cover, near the
endgate and the latch on the
top
of the cover. Remove
the wheel blocks, jack and
wheel wrench.
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The following instructions explain how to remove
the spare tire, depending
on where it is mounted on
your vehicle.
NOTICE:
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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.
To remove the
underbody-mounted spare,
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.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Turn the wheel wrench counterclockwise to lower the
spare tire. Keep turning the wheel wrench until the spare
tire can be pulled
out from under the vehicle.
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.
I NOTICE:
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To help avoid vehicle damage, do not drive the
vehicle before the cable
is restored.
If you have an inside-mounted spare tire, the tire must
be removed
in order to have access to the jack storage. 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
To remove an inside-mounted spare tire, reach into your
tire’s cover and unscrew
the wing nut at the center of the
wheel. Remove
it and the retainer. Unhook the tire from
the mounting bracket and remove
the cover.
To remove a rear-mounted spare tire, first make sure
that the carrier arm
is fully latched to the endgate. Then
remove the spare tire cover.
Put the spare tire near the flat tire.
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The tools you'll be using include the jack (A) and wheel
wrench
(B). Your vehicle may also have an optional hub
cap removal tool.
If you have individual wheel nut caps that cover each
nut, they must be removed in order to get to the wheel
nuts. Use the socket end
of the wheel wrench to remove
the wheel
nut caps.
Your wheel
nut caps may attach your hub cap to the
wheel. Remove these wheel
nut caps before you take off
the hub cap.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine The optional hub cap
removal tool
is stowed with
the jack. 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 surface.
Remove the hub cap.
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.
Removing the Flat Tire and
Installing the Spare Tire
1. Using the wheel wrench, loosen all the wheel nuts.
2. Turn the jack handle clockwise to raise the lift head.
Don't
remove them
yet.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 3. Fit the jack into the appropriate hole nearest the
flat tire.
A. Front Frame Hole
B. Rear Frame Hole (2-Door) or
Spring Hanger Hole (4-Door)
Gc ing under: ehj ; w n i ;jacked upis
dangerous. If the vehicle slips
off the jack, you
could be badly injured or killed. Never get under
a vehicle when it is supported only by a jack.
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.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 4. Raise the vehicle by turning the jack handle clockwise.
Raise the vehicle far enough
off the ground so there is
enough room for
the spare tire to fit.
5. Remove all the wheel nuts and take off the flat tire.
6. Remove any rust or dirt
from the wheel bolts,
mounting surfaces
and
spare wheel.
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
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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A CAUTION:
Never use oil or grease on studs or nuts. If you
do, the nuts might come loose. Your wheel could
fall off, causing
a serious accident.
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7. Place the spare on the wheel mounting surface.
8. Put the nuts on by
hand. Make sure
the
cone-shaped end is
toward the wheel.
Tighten each
nut by
hand until the wheel
is held against the hub.
If a nut can't be turned
by hand,
use the wheel
wrench and see your
dealer as soon
as possible.
9. Lower the vehicle by turning the jack handle
counterclockwise. Lower the jack completely.
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