1997 GMC SAVANA Owners Manual

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.
A
/! CAUTION:
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 the shift lever in PARK (P).
3. Turn off the engine.
To be even more certain the vehicle won’t move,
you can put 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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Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
Your spare tire is stored underneath the rear of your
vehicle.
You will use the ratchet and extension to lower
the spare tire.
I NOTICE: I
Never remove or restore 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.
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 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.
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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.
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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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NOTICE:
To help avoid vehicle damage, do not drive
vehicle before the cable is restored.
B
C
Jacking Tool Storage
A. Socket
B. Jack Handle
C. Ratchet
D. Jacking Tool Storage Box
E. Jack Handle Extension
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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.
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2. Loosen the plastic nut caps. 3. Remove the center cap.
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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 the jack bolt.
Attach the ratchet
to the extension with the UP side
facing
you.
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