1998 CHEVROLET S10 wheel

This.is the jack cover for the extended cab. The-cover
for the re-gular
cab is. similar. To remove it, turn the
plastic winput to the left.. Remove the jack. cover;
Tm the wing nut to ‘the left and remove the wheel
blocks, jack .and whedwtench.
Your spare tire i-s- stored underneath the rear. of your
vehicle.
See “Compact Spare Tire” later in this section
for more information about the compact spare.
NOTICE:
Never remove or store a tire ffom/to a storage
p.osition under the vehicle whiIe the vehicle is
supported by a jack. Always tighten the tire
blly against the underside of the-vehicle when
storing it.
Insert the ehisel-end of
the wheel wrench, on-an
-an.gle,.into the hole in
Be sure the. c.hisel -end of the wheel wrench corinects
into
the hoist. shaft.
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Position the chisel end .of your wheel wrench, or the
optional
hub. cap rerncrval tool, in the notch of the hub
cap and pry
off the hub cap.
Some
of the -molded plastic hub caps have imitation
wheel nuts molded into them.
The. wheel wrench won't.
fit these imitation nuts, so! don't try to remove. them with
the. socket end
of the wheel wrench.
'If you have individual wheel nut caps that cover each
nut,
they must be removed in-order to -get to the wheel
nuts.
Use- the socket end of the wheel wrench to remove
the wheel nut caps.
Your wheel nut caps may-attach
your hub cap to the
wheel. Remove these wheel nut caps before you take
.off the hub cap.
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Getting under .a vehicle when it is jacked up- is
danger&s. If the vehicle slips:.off the,iack, you.
could.. b.e badly injured 0.r killed.-- Never get under
a vehicle. when it is supported o.nIy.by-a jack.
Raising your vehide with the jack improperly
positioned can damage the vehicle and. even
make, the vehicle fall. To help avoid personal
injary-xmd.-vehicle damage,
b.e sure- to^ fit. the jack
lift head. into the proper loation behe raising
the vehicle.
4. Raise the vehicle. by tuwning the jack handle to the
right. Raise the vehicle far en0u.g.h off the gfound so
there is enough- room f6r the spire. tire- Wfit.
5. Remove all the .wheel nuts rand take off the flat Tire.
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10, Use: the wrench to
tighten the wheel -nuts
Srmly in a crisscross
sequence as shown.
-9. Lower the vehicle. by turning. the jack handle to-the.
left. Lower the jack completely.
"1 CAUTION:
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Incorrect wh,eel nuts or improperly tightened
wheel nuts can cause the wheel to become loose
and even
come off. This could lead to an accident.
Be:sur& to use the corre.ct wheel nuts.
If you- have
tu-replace. them, be sure .to get. new GM.origina1
e-quipment wheel nuts.
Stop somewhere as soon-.as you 'can and have
the nuts tightened with a torque wrench to
100 lb-ft
(140 N'm).
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NIOTICE.: I
Don% use. the existing hoist-to store a tire with an
.aluminum wheel or it could damage the wheel.
-S&cure. the tire in the pickup bed.
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Compact Spare Tire (If Equipped)
Although the compact spare tire was. fully inflated
when your vehicle. wasmew, it can lose air after a he.
Check the inflation pressure regularly. It should be
60 pi (420 Wa).
W.hen the compact spare is .installed, don’t take
your vehicle thrQugh an car wash with guide
rails.
The compact spare can :get,carught on the
rails. That can damage the
tire and-whe.el, and
maybe other
parts o€ yooar- vehicle.
Don’.t use^ your compact spare an Qtha vehicles.
And don’t mix your compact spare tire .or wheel with
other wh.eels af tire-s. They wori’tfit. Keep your Spare:
tire and its wheel together.
NOTICE:
Tire chains won’t fit .yonr compaCt-spare. U&g.
them can damage your vehicle-and can damage
the
chains too. Don% use tire chains on your
compact spare.
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If you let your fires spin at high speed, they can
explode, and you or others could be injured.
And, the transmission or other parts of the
veliicIe can averhe.aL ..That .could cause an engh
compartment fire. or other damagei When. y&?re..
:stuck, spin the wheels as little as possible. Don't
spin the wheeIs -above 35 mph (55 km/h)- as
shown on the speedometer.
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NOTICE:
Spinning your whe'els can destroy parts of your
vehtcle as well as the tires. If ymispim the. wheels
toa fask while shifting your transmissi-on back.
-and .forth, you can destroy your transmission.
For i.nformation.-&out usiag titire Chains on your vehicle;
.see '"Tire Chains" in the hctex;
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I : C,I; 1A3N:
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If you us.e bias-ply tires on your vehicle, the
wheel
rim-flanges could develop cracks after
many- milt% of driving,.A tire and/or wheel c.ould
: fail suddeoly, causinga cra3h. Use: only radiid-pIy
tires with -the wheels on.. yous vehicle.
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