1998 CHEVROLET CAMARO wheel

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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 parking
brake 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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Tow Limits -- 35 mph (55 km/h), 50 miles (80 km) NOTICE:
Do not tow with sling-type equipment or
fascidfog lamp damage will occur.
Use wheel-lift or carcarrier equipment.
Additional ramping may be required
for
carcarrier equipment. Use safety chains and
wheel straps.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Attach T-hook chains to slots in frame, rearward of the
front wheels, on both sides.
NOTICE:
Do not attach winch cables or J-hooks to
suspension components when using car carrier
equipment. Always use T-hooks inserted in the
T-hook slots.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Attach a separate safety chain around outboard end of
each lower control arm.
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Take care not to damage the brake pipes and
brake lines hoses or the
ABS sensor and wiring. 1
NOTICE:
Do not tow with sling-type equipment or
fascidfog lamp damage will occur. Use wheel-lift
or car-carrier equipment. Additional ramping
may be required for car-carrier equipment. Use
safety chains and wheel straps. Use the T-slots for
car-carrier securing. Towing a vehicle over rough
surfaces could damage
a vehicle. Damage can
occur from vehicle
to ground or vehicle to
wheel-lift equipment contact.
To help avoid
damage, install
a towing dolly and raise vehicle
until adequate clearance is obtained between the
ground and/or wheel-lift equipment.

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I NOTICE:
Do not attach winch cables or J-hooks to
suspension components when using car-carrier
equipment, Always use T-hooks inserted in the
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T-hook slots. On the Camaro RS, additional care
may be required due to limited ground clearance
with front-fascia extension.
NOTICE:
Do not tow with sling-type equipment or rear
bumper valance will be damaged. Use wheel-lift
or car-carrier equipment. Additional ramping
may be required for car-carrier equipment. Use
safety chains and wheel straps. Towing a vehicle
over rough surfaces could damage
a vehicle.
Damage can occur from vehicle to ground or
vehicle to wheel-lift equipment contact.
To help
avoid damage, install a towing dolly and raise
vehicle until adequate clearance
is obtained
between the ground and/or wheel-lift equipment.

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Attach T-hook chains in front of rear wheels, in the
bottom
of frame rail, on both sides.
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Zttach a separate safety chain around each outboard end
of the rear axle.
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Take care not to damage the brake pipes, brake
line hoses and cables.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine If a Tire Goes Flat
8. Then fill the coolant recovery tank to the
For a complete drain, flush and refill, see your Chevrolet
dealer or a Chevrolet Service Manual. To purchase a
service manual, see “Service and Owner Publications”
in the Index.
proper level. It’s unusual
for a tire to “blow out” while you’re driving,
especially if you maintain your tires properly.
If air goes
out of a tire, it’s much more likely to leak out slowly.
But if you should ever have
a “blowout,” here are a few
tips about what to expect and what to do:
If a front tire fails, the flat tire will create a drag that
pulls the vehicle toward that side. Take your foot
off the
accelerator pedal and grip the steering wheel firmly.
Steer to maintain lane position, and then gently brake to
a stop well out of the traffic lane.
A rear blowout, particularly on a curve, acts much like a
skid and may require the same correction you’d use in a
skid. In any rear blowout, remove your foot from the
accelerator pedal. Get the vehicle under control
by
steering the way you want the vehicle to go. It may be
very bumpy and noisy, but you can still steer. Gently
brake to a stop
-- well off the road if possible.
If a tire goes flat, the next part shows how to use your
jacking equipment to change
a flat tire safely.
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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. lhrn 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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