1997 CHEVROLET EXPRESS Owners Manual

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
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Your spare tire is stored underneath the rear of your
vehicle.
You will use the ratchet and extension to lower
the spare tire.
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NOTICE:
Never remove or restore a tire frondto 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.
A flat rear tire reduces clearance to remove the spare
tire.
If there is less than 12 inches (30.48 cm) between
the ground and the rear bumper or any trailer hitch,
jack up the vehicle until the flat tire is
off the ground.
(See“Removing the Flat Tire” and “Installing the
Spare Tire,” Steps
4 through 8, in this section.)
Unless your vehicle has a flat rear tire, do not remove
or restore a tire fromho 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.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine If you have a vehicle which was completed from a cab
and chassis, refer to the information from
the body
supplierhstaller.
The spare
tire is a full size tire, like the other tires on
your vehicle.
For cargo vans, and
all passenger vans except
those with the
15 passenger
seating arrangement, the
jack is secured in the rear
passenger side corner
of
the vehicle.
Remove the retaining wing bolt and
lift it off the
mounting bracket. Set the jack and jacking equipment
near the flat tire. For vans
with the 15 passenger
seating arrangement,
the jack is secured
on the rear passenger side floor of
the vehicle.
Remove
the retaining wing bolt and lift it out of the
mounting bracket. Set the jack and jacking equipment
near the flat tire.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine The ratchet has a DOWN side and an UP side.
Attach the ratchet, with the
DOWN side facing you, to
the extension. The extension has a socket end and
a flat
chisel end.
Put the flat end
of the extension on an angle through the
hole in the rear door frame, above the bumper. Be sure
the flat end connects into the hoist shaft. Turn the ratchet counterclockwise
to lower the spare tire
to the ground. If you are changing
a flat rear tire and the
vehicle
is already jacked up, use the jack handle and
extension to hook the cable. Then pull the spare from
beneath the vehicle.
If the retainer pulls out, hook the
inside
of the wheel and pull the spare tire out from under
the vehicle.
When the tire has been lowered, tilt the retainer at the
end
of the cable and pull it through the wheel opening.

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To help avoid vehicle damage, do not drive
vehicle before the cable is restored.
A
E
Jacking Tool Storage
A. Socket
B. Jack Handle
C. Ratchet
D. Jacking Tool Storage Box
E. Jack Handle Extension

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C
The tools you'll be using include the
jack
(A), jack handle extension (B), jack handle (C),
socket (D) and the ratchet (E).
Removing the Wheel Covers and Locking
Wheel Nuts
1. You will need to take off the wheel nut caps to reach
your wheel nuts. When using the ratchet and socket,
make sure the
DOWN side faces you.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 2. Loosen the plastic nut caps. 3. Remove the center cap.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the
Spare Tire
1. With the DOWN side facing you, use the ratchet and
socket
to loosen all the wheel nuts. Don’t remove
them
yet.
2. The jack has a bolt on the end. Attach the socket end
of the extension to thejack bolt.
Attach
the ratchet to the extension with the UP side
facing
you.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Front Position
3. Rotate the ratchet clockwise. That will raise the jack
lift head
a little.
Rear Position
4. Position jack under the vehicle as shown.
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.