1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU spare tire

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Here you’ll find what to do about some problems that can occur on the road.
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Hazard Warning Flashers
Other Warning Devices
Jump Starting
Towing Your Vehicle
Engine Overheating 5- 15
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Cooling System
If a Tire Goes Flat
Changing a Flat Tire
Compact Spare Tire
If You’re Stuck: In Sand, Mud,
Ice or Snow

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Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
Lift and remove the cover. (See “Compact Spare Tire”
later
in this section for more information about the
compact spare.) You will find the jacking instructions
label on the underside of the tire cover.
The following steps will tell you
how to use the jack and
change a tire.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Turn the wing nut to the left
and remove it. Then lift off
the adapter and remove the
spare tire.
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Remove the jack and wheel wrench from the trunk.
Your vehicle's jack and wheel wrench are stored in a
foam tray.
The tools you'll be
using include the jack (A) and the
wheel wrench
(B).

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the
Spare Tire
1. On vehicles equipped with steel wheel covers,
completely loosen the wheel nut caps but do not try
to remove the caps from the cover.
3. Some models are equipped with aluminum wheels.
Remove the cover plate to find the wheel nuts.
Carefully use the wedge end of the wheel wrench
to
pry it off.
2. Give the cover a sharp pull or gently pry on the edge
of the cover to remove it from the wheel.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 4. Then use the wheel wrench to loosen all the wheel
nuts. Don’t remove them yet. 5. Position the jack and raise the jack head until it fits
firmly into the notch in the vehicle’s frame nearest
the flat tire. Put the compact spare tire near you.

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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.
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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 location before raising
the vehicle.
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6. Raise the vehicle by turning the wheel wrench to the
right. Raise the vehicle far enough
off the ground so
there is enough room for the spare tire to fit.
7. Remove all of the wheel nuts.
8. Then 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.
Don't try to put a wheel cover on your compact spare
tire.
It won't fit. Store the wheel cover and wheel nut
caps
in the trunk until you have the flat tire repaired
or replaced.
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Wheel covers won't fit on your compact spare. If
you try to put a wheel cover on your compact
spare, you could damage the cover or the spare.
Storing the Flat Tire and Tools
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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.
Store the jack and wheel wrench in the foam tray. Place
the foam tray
in the spare tire compartment. Store the
flat tire in the compact spare tire compartment. Place the
tire in the compartment, then secure the adapter and
wing nut.

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B. Cover
C. Wing Nut
D. Adapter
E. Wrench
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G. Flat Road Tire
Storing the Spare Tire and Tools
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A CAUTION:
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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.
The compact spare is for temporary use only. Replace
the compact spare tire with
a full-size tire as soon as you
can. See “Compact Spare Tire” in the Index. See the
storage instructions label to replace your compact spare
into your trunk properly.
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