1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE spare tire

0 Section 5 Problems on the Road
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
If a Tire Goes Flat
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Air Inflator (Option)
Changing a Flat Tire
Compact Spare Tire
If You’re
Stuck: In Sand, Mud,
Ice or Snow
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INSTRUCTIONS
I JACK & TOOL STORAGE
Remove the jack and jacking tools by loosening the
wing nut and bracket.
Separate the plastic pouch from the jack and remove the
jacking tools (folding wrench and shaft) from the pouch.
EXTENSION (CHISEL END)
SPARE TIRE
IS STORED UNDER REAR COMPARTMENT FLOOR (VALVE STEM DOWN)
RETAINER
The compact spare tire is located under the vehicle,
ahead of the rear bumper. Insert the narrow end of the
shaft into the hole above the rear bumper. Then attach
the folding wrench to the shaft.
Rotate the folding wrench
to the left to lower the
compact spare tire until it can
be pulled from under
the vehicle.
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Slide the cable retainer through the center of the spare,
then place the compact spare tire near the
flat tire.
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The tools you’ll be using include the jack (A), shaft (B)
and folding wrench (C).
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Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the
Spare Tire
If your vehicle has aluminum wheels, use
the handle of the folding
wrench to pry
the large
center cap off.
Then with the other end of the wrench, loosen the nuts.
2. If your vehicle has the plastic “bolt-on” wheel
covers,
you cannot separate the nylon wheel nut caps
from the cover. Loosen them completely using the
folding wrench, and remove the wheel cover. If the
wheel nut caps have been completely loosened, the
wheel cover will come
off easily.
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3. Loosen the wheel
nuts
-- but do not
remove them
-- using
the folding wrench.
(Turn the handle about
180 degrees, then flip
the handle back to the
starting position. This
avoids taking the wrench
off the lug nut for
each turn.)
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4. Near each wheel,
there
is a notch in the
vehicle’s body. Position
the jack and raise the
jack head until
it fits
firmly into the notch in
the vehicle’s frame
nearest the flat tire.
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Do not place the jack under the rear axle control
arms. Only use the areas shown for proper
jack location.
Do not raise the vehicle yet. Put the compact spare tire
near you.
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A CAUT'ON:
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Getting under a veh le 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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Attach the folding
wrench to the jack, and
rotate the wrench
to the
right
to raise the jack
head a few inches.
6. Raise the vehicle by rotating the folding 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.
7. Remove all the wheel nuts and take off the flat tire.
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A CAUTION:
8. Remove any rust or dirt
from the wheel bolts,
mounting surfaces and
spare wheel.
Rust or dirt on the wheel, or on the parts to
which it
is fastened, can make the wheel nuts
become loose after
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 towel
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.
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A CAUTION:
Never use oil or grease on studs or nuts. If you
do, the nuts might come loose. Your wheel could
fall off, causing
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9. Install the spare tire and replace the wheel nuts with
the rounded end of the nuts toward the wheel.
Tighten each nut by hand until the wheel is held
against the hub.
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NOTICE:
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 the compact spare tire.
It won’t fit. Store the wheel cover securely in the rear
of
the vehicle 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 a Flat or 5are Tire and Tools
A CAUTION:
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.
Lay
the tire near the rear of the vehicle with the valve
stem down. Slide the cable retainer through the center
of
the wheel and start to raise the tire. When the tire is
almost in the stored position, turn the tire so the valve is
towards the rear
of the vehicle. This will help when you
check and maintain tire pressure in the spare.
Keep raising the wheel until you hear the hoist
mechanism click twice. This means the wheel
is firmly
stored against the underside
of the vehicle. Push
against the wheel to be sure
it does not move and is
stored securely.
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