1996 CHEVROLET BLAZER lock

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine A vehicle can fall from a car carrier if it isn't
adequately secured. This can cause
a collision,
serious personal injury and vehicle damage. The
vehicle should be tightly secured with chains or
steel cables before it is transported.
Don't use substitutes (ropes, leather straps, canvas webbing, etc.) that can be cut
by sharp
edges underneath the towed vehicle. Always use
T-hooks inserted in the T-hook slots. Never use
J-hooks. They will damage drivetrain and
suspension components. When your vehicle
is being towed, have the ignition
key turned to the
OFF position. The steering wheel
should be clamped
in a straight-ahead position with a
clamping device designed for towing service. Do not
use the vehicle's steering column lock for this. The
transmission should be in
NEUTRAL (N) and the
transfer case, if you have one, should be
in 2HI. The
parking brake should be released.
Don't have
your vehicle towed on the drive wheels
unless
you must. If the vehicle must be towed on the
drive wheels, be sure to follow the speed and distance
restrictions later
in this section or your transmission will
be damaged.
If these limitations must be exceeded, then
the drive wheels have to be supported on a dolly.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine How to Add Coolant to the Radiator
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1. You can remove the radiator pressure cap when
the cooling system, including
the radiator pressure
cap and upper radiator hose, is
no longer hot. Turn
the pressure cap slowly counterclockwise until
it
first stops. (Don’t press down while turning the
pressure cap.)
If you hear a hiss, wait for that to stop. A hiss means
there
is still some pressure left.
2. Then keep turning the pressure cap, but now push
down
as you turn it. Remove the pressure cap.
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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.
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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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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 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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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine '
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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