1998 CHEVROLET S10 spare tire

Changhg a Flat Tire.
If..& t.he goex flat,:avoid further. tire and wheel damage
by driving slowly to a-level place. Tm. on your -hazard
warning flashers.
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The. following step.s will tell you how :to use the j-ack and
change, a tire.
Removing the Spare Tire: and. Tools
The-jacking equipment you’ll need 1s stored inside the
plastic jack mver which is behind the.. froDt seats, either
on the center of the wall (extended cab) or -orithe
pawenger’s side of. the wall. (regular cab). I.
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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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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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