1998 GMC SAVANA Owners Manual

Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
Your spare tire is stored underneath the rear of your
vehicle.
You will use the ratchet and extension to lower
the spare tire.
A flat rear tire reduces clearance to remove the spare
tire.
If there is less than 12 inches (30.48 cm) between
the ground and the rear bumper or any trailer hitch, jack
up the vehicle until the flat tire is off the ground. (See
“Removing the Flat Tire” and “Installing the Spare
Tire,” Steps
4 through 8, in this section.) Unless your vehicle has
a flat rear tire, do not remove
or restore a tire fromho
a storage position under the
vehicle while the vehicle is supported by a jack. Always
tighten
the tire fully against the underside of the vehicle
when restoring.
If you have a vehicle which was completed from a cab
and chassis, refer to the information from the body
supplierhnstaller.
The spare tire is a
full size tire, like the other tires on
your vehicle.
Remove the retaining wing bolt and lift it off the
mounting bracket. Set the jack and jacking equipment
near the flat tire.
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For vans with the 15-passenger seating arrangement,
the jack
is secured on the rear passenger side floor of
the vehicle.
Remove the retaining wing bolt and lift it out
of the
mounting bracket. Set the jack and jacking equipment
near
the flat tire.
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The ratchet has a DOWN side and an UP side.
Attach the ratchet, with
the DOWN side facing you, to
the extension. The extension has a socket end and a flat
chisel end.
Put the flat end
of the extension on an angle through the
hole in the rear door frame, above the bumper. Be sure
the flat end connects into the hoist shaft.
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Turn the ratchet to the left to lower the spare tire to the
ground. If you
are changing a flat rear tire and the
vehicle is already jacked up, use the jack handle and
extension to hook the cable. Then pull the spare from
beneath the vehicle. If the retainer pulls out, hook the
inside
of the wheel and pull the spare tire out from under
the vehicle.
When the tire has been lowered, tilt the retainer at the
end of the cable and pull it through the wheel opening.
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To help avoid vehicle damage, do not drive
vehicle before the cable is restored.
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Jacking Tool Storage
A. Socket
B. Jack Handle
C. Ratchet
D. Jacking Tool Storage Box
E. Jack Handle Extension
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The tools you’ll be using include the jack (A), jack
handle extension
(B), jack handle (C), socket (D) and
the ratchet
(E).
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Removing the Wheel Covers and Locking
Wheel Nuts
2. Loosen the plastic nut caps.
1. You will need to take off the wheel nut caps to reach
your wheel nuts. When
using the ratchet and socket,
make sure
the DOWN side faces you.
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Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tire
3. Remove the center cap.
1. With the DOWN side facing you, use the ratchet and
socket to loosen all the wheel nuts. Don’t remove
them
yet.
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2. The jack has a bolt on the end. Attach the socket end
of the extension to the jack bolt.
Attach the ratchet to the extension with
the UP side
facing
you.
3. Rotate the ratchet to the right. That will raise the jack
lift head a little.
Front Position
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Rear Position
4. Position jack under the vehicle as shown.
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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.
I A CAUTION:
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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