1996 CHEVROLET CORVETTE spare tire

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine The following steps will tell you how to use the jack and
change
a tire.
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
Note that if you've chosen the spare tire delete option,
your vehicle is not equipped with
a jack or wheel
wrench, but does have a wheel lock key and wheel
nut socket.
The wheel wrench is on the
floor behind the driver's
seat. Move the driver's
seat all the way forward and fold
the seatback forward. Loosen the wingnuts and slide the
wheel wrench out
of the clamps.
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The tools you’ll be using include the jack (A), wheel
wrench
(B), wheel nut socket (C) and wheel lock
key
(Dl.
The spare tire is on a tire carrier tray under the rear end
of your vehicle. See “Compact Spare Tire” later in this
section for more information about the compact spare.
To lower the tray, position yourself behind the vehicle
facing the front and use the socket end
of the wheel
wrench to turn the latch bolt clockwise. Lower the tray
about
1 inch (25.4 mm). Don’t loosen the latch bolt too
much,
or the tray could fall.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Put the hooked end of the wheel wrench into the slot in
the tray. Insert the wheel wrench a little from the side
so
it isn’t over the latch bolt. Pull up on the wheel wrench
to lift the tray. While holding the tray
up with the wheel wrench, pull
the latch bolt rearward to release it from the tray. If it
won’t come free, loosen it a little more.
Carefully lower the tray using the wheel wrench and
remove the spare tire.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the
Spare Tire
1. Remove the plastic wheel nut caps using the socket
end
of the wheel wrench by turning the wrench in
the direction shown. Store the caps somewhere until
you have the flat tire repaired or replaced.
2. Each wheel will have one locknut. A special wheel
lock key (removal tool)
and instructions are
provided. Attach the wheel lock key to the wheel
wrench. Remove the locking wheel nut by turning
counterclockwise.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Getting under a vehicle when it is jacked up is
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.
7. Raise the vehicle by turning the wheel wrench
clockwise. Raise the vehicle
far enough off the
ground
so there is enough room for the spare tire
to fit. Remove all the wheel
nuts and take off the
flat tire.
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Improperly tightened wheel nuts can lead to
brake pulsation and rotor damage.
To avoid
expensive brake repairs, evenly tighten the wheel
nuts in the proper sequence and to the proper
torque specification.
The LOWPLAT TIRE or SERVICE LTPWS light
will stay on as long as
you are using the compact spare
tire. It should
go out when the original tire is replaced.
After you have the flat tire repaired or replaced,
install the plastic nut caps and tighten them to
22 lb-in (2.5 N-m).
Storing a mat -- Except Grand Sport Coupe
Rear Tires
or Spare Tire and Tools
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,A CAUTION:
Storing a jack, a tire or other equipment in the
passenger compartment
of the vehicle could
cause injury. In a sudden stop or collision, loose
equipment could strike someone. Store all these
in the proper place.
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If your vehicle is equipped with a spare tire, the road tire
is larger than the spare,
so you must adjust the tray to
its lower position. Lift and push the tire carrier tray
towqrd the front
of the vehicle. The tray will drop to
its lower position.
If you are returning the spare to its storage area, raise
the tire carrier tray to its upper position. Put
the tire
on the tray. For the flat road tire, lift the latch
bolt, pull it toward the rear
of the vehicle, and the bolt
will drop down to the lower position. For the spare tire,
push up the latch bolt and push it toward the front
of the
vehicle to raise it to the upper position.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Storing a Flat Grand Sport Coupe Rear
Tire and
Tools
Storing a jack or other equipment in the
passenger compartment
of the vehicle could
cause injury. In a sudden stop or collision, loose
equipment could strike someone. Store all these
in the proper place.
A Grand Sport Coupe rear tire will not fit in the tray, so
you must put in on the floor of the rear area. Put the flat
tire
in the storage bag provided with the spare. Place the
tire on the rear area floor.
Use the luggage straps to hold the tire in place. Loosen
the straps, then attach each end
of the longer strap to the
rear cargo hooks.
Attach the other strap to the hook behind the console.