1998 Oldsmobile Achieva spare tire

Section 5 Problems on the Road
Here you’ll find what to do about some problems that can occur on the road.
5-2 Hazard Warning Flashers
5- 17 Cooling System
5-3 Other Warning Devices
5-3 Jump Starting
5 -24 If a Tire Goes Flat
5-25 Changing a Flat Tire
5-8 Towing Your Vehicle
5-36 Compact Spare Tire
5-
15 Engine Overheating 5-37 If You’re Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow

Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
The equipment you’ll need
is in the trunk. Pull the
carpeting from the floor of
the trunk. Turn the center
retainer
nut on the compact
spare cover to the left to
remove it.
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.
-d Turn the wing nut to the left
and remove it. Then lift off
the adapter and remove the spare tire.
Remove the jack and wheel wrench from the trunk.
Your vehicle’s jack and wheel wrench are stored in
a
foam tray.
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Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tire
1. Remove the wheel nut caps, if your vehicle has
them.
You may need to use the wheel wrench to
loosen and remove them,
if your fingers do not fit
into this small area.
The
tools you’ll be using include the jack (A) and
wheel wrench
(B).
2. On some models, a cover plate must be removed to
find the wheel nuts. Carefully use the wedge end
of
the wheel wrench to pry it off.
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3. Then use the wheel wrench to loosen all the wheel
nuts. Don’t remove them yet.
18” (46cm) 18” (46cm)
4. 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.
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.
5. Raise the vehicle by rotating 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.
6. Remove all of the wheel nuts.
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8. Remove any rust or dirt
from the wheel bolts,
mounting surfaces and
spare wheel.
7. Remove the wheel cover from the wheel, if your
vehicle has them. Then take off the flat tire.
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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 flat tire in the compact spare tire compartment.
Place the tire in the compartment, then secure the
adapter, extension (aluminum wheels only) and wing
nut. Store the jack and wheel wrench in the foam tray.
B
A. Wrench E. Extension (Aluminum
B. Jack
C. Flat Road Tire
D. Adapter wheels only)
F. Wing Nut
G. Cover
H. Nut
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Storing the Spare Tire and Tools
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ION:
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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.
F B
A. Wrench
B. Jack
C. Spare Tire
D. Adapter
E. Wing Nut
F. Cover
G. Nut