1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE wheel

The following steps are necessary if you have the dloy
(alu~num) wheel with a center cover that conceals the
wheel nuts.
1. Insert the flat end of the wheel wrench in the
notch and pry
off the center cover. DQ not drop
the cover QP lay it face down, as it could be scratched
or damaged.
2. If your vehicle has this
aluhum wheel, you
may have plastic wheel
nut caps. Use
the wheel
nut wrench to remove
the wheel nut caps
anad
to loosen the wheel nuts.
3. When reinstalling the decorative nut caps, tighten the
caps snugly with
the wheel wrench, then continue
one-eighth
of a turn for steel caps and one-quarter of
a turn €or plastic caps.
It is not required
to remove the center cover on this
wheel; however, i€ it should be necessary, it should
be removed hm the back side by pushing out with a
blunt tool and not pried off from the front.
When reinstalling the cap, there
is a plastic
alignment pin which must be aligned with the notch
in the wheel to assure proper installation.
4. After the wheel is put back on the vehicle, replace
the cover. Apply pressure around
the edge of the
cover
to snap it in place. Do not use a hammer or
mallet to instdl the cover.
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I. Use the wheel wrench to loosen the wheel nuts, but
don’t. remove them yet.
2. The jack has a bolt at the
end.
Attach the wheel
wrench
to the bolt to
create a jack handle.
3. Rotate the wheel wrench to the left to lower the jack
head until it fits under the vehicle.
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4. Near each wheel well is a KIO~C~ in the plastic trim
panel to position the jack head. You’ll find the word
JACK and an amow stamped into the plastic near
each
notch. Position the jack under the vehicle and
raise the
jack head until it fits firmly against the
sheet metal
next to the word JACK. Do not raise the
vehicle yet. Put
the compact spare tire near you.
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Raising your vehicle with the jack improperly
positioned can damage the vehicle and even
make
the vehicle fall. To help avoid personal
injury and vehicle damage, be sure to fit the jack
lift head into the proper lo~ation before raising
the vehicle.
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5. Raise the vehicle by rotating the wheel wrench to
the right in the jack. Raise the.vehicle far enough
off the ground so there is enough room for the spare
tire to fit.
6. Remove all she wheel nuts and take off the flat tire.
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7. Remove my rust or Girt
from the wheel bolts,
aoundng surfaces and
spare wheel.
CAUTION:
Rust or dirt on the wheel, OB" on the parts to
which it is fastened, can make the wheel nuts
become Boose dter 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 dowel
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.
Never use oil or grease on studs OF nubs. If yon
do, the nuts might come EOQS~. YQUF wheeI could
fajI off, causing a serious accident.
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9. Lower the vehicle by rotating the wheel wrench to
the left. Lower the jack completely.
10. Using the wheel
wrench,
tighten the
wheel nuts fdy in a
Incorrect wheel nuts or improperly tightened
wheel nuts
can cause the wheel to become ~cocpse
and even come off. This could lead to an accident.
Be
sure to use the correct wheel nuts. If you have
to replace them, be sure to get new GM original
equipment wheel nuts.
Stop somewhere
as soon as you can and have the
nuts tightened with a torque wrench to PO0 lb-ft
(140 Nem).
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j NOTICE:
Spinning your wheeEs can destroy parts sf your
vehicle as well as the tires. If YOU spin the wheels
&OO fast while shifting your transaxle back and
forth, you can destroy your tramaxle.
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FOP information about using tire chains on ycur vehicle,
see “Tire
Chains” in the Index.
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NOTICE:
Using the wrong fluid can badly damage
brake system
parts. For example, just a few
drops
of minerallbased oil, such as engine
oil, in your brake system can damage brake
system
parts so badly that they’ll have to be
replaced.
Don’t let someone gut in the
If you spill brake fluid OEI your vehicle’s
painted
surfaces, the paint finish can be
damaged. Be careful
not to spill brake fluid
on your vehicle. If you do, wash it off
immediately. See “Appearance Case” in
the Index. wrong
kind of fluid.
Your vehicle has four-wheel disc brakes.
Disc
brake pads have built-in wear inchcators &at make a
high-pitched warning sound when the brake pads are
worn and new pads are needed. The sound may come and
go or be heard all the time your vehicle is moving (except
when
you are pushing on the brake pedal firmly).
The brake wear warning sound means that soon
your brakes won’t work well. That could lead to
an accident. When you hear the brake wear
warning sound, have your vehicle serviced.
NOTICE:
Continuing to drive with worn-out brake pads
could result in costly brake repair.
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Some driving conditions or climates may cause a brake
squeal when the brakes are first applied or lightly
applied. This does not mean something is wrong with
your brakes.
Properiy
torqued whee! nuts irre necessary to heIp
prevent
brake pulsation. When tires are rotated, inspect
brake
pacts for wear and evenly torque wheel nuts in the
proper sequence to GM specifications.
Brake linings should always be replaced 2s complete
axle seis.
See "Brake System Inspectioc" in Section 7 of this
nanuai under Part C "Periodic Maintecance
Inspections."
Every time
you apply the brakes, with or wiFhcut the
vehicle moving, your brakes adjust for wear.
Tie braking system a modem vehicle is complex.
Its many parts have to be of top quality and work weII
together if the vehicle is io lxwe reakly good braking.
Your vehicle \vas designed and tested with top-quality
GM brake puts. When you replace parts of your braking
system
-- for example, when your brake kings wear
down and you have to Rave new ones put irn -- be sure
you get new approved GM replacement parts. If YOQ
don't, your brakes may no ionger work properly. For
example,
if someone puts in brake linings that are wrong
for your vehicle, the balance between your front and
rex brzkes can change -- for the worse. The braking
performance
you've come to expect cm change in many
other ways if someone ~dts in the wrong replacement
brake
parts.
Every new Buick has an ACIMCQ ~reedcm~ battery.
You never have to add water to one of these. Wen it's
time for a new battery, we recommend m ACDelco
Freedom battery. Get one
that has the replacement
mrnber shown cn the original battery's label.
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