1998 Oldsmobile Cutlass Owner's Manuals

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Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
The equipment you’ll need
is
in 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.
The following steps will tell
you how to use the jack and
change
a tire.
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Turn the wing nut to the left
and remove it. Then lift off
the adapter ad remove tbe
spare tire.
Remove the jack and wheel wrench from the trunk.
Your vehicle’s jack and wheel wrench are stored in a
foam
tray.

Removing the Flat Tire and InstaIling the Spare Tire
1. On vehicles equipped with steel wheel covers, ao no1
try to remove the nut caps from the wheel cover.
Give the cover a sharp pull or gently pry on the edge
of the cover to remove it from the wheel.
2. Some models are equipped with aluminum wheels.
Remove the cover plate 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. 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 befare raising
the vehicle.
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5. Raise the vehicle by turning 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.
7. Then take off the flat tire.
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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.
Never use oil or grease on studs or nuts. If you
do, the nuts might come loose. Your wheel could
fall off, causing a serious accident.
9. Replace the wheel nuts
with the cone end
of the
nuts toward the wheel.
Tighten each nut by
hand
or with the wheel
wrench until the wheel is held against the hub.

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10. Lower the vehicle by turning the wheel wrench to
the left. Lower the
jack completely.
11. Tighten the wheel nuts
firmly in
a crisscross
sequence,
as shown.
Incorrect wheel nuts or improperly tightened
wheel nuts can cause the wheel to become loose
and even come off. This could lead to an accident.
Be sure to use the correct wheel nuts.
If yon have
to replace them, be sure to get new
GM original
equipment wheel nuts.
Stop somewhere as soon as you
can and have
the nuts tightened with
a torque wrench to
100 lb-ft (140 Nom).
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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.
I NOTICE:
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.
Stori-7 the Flat Tire and Tools
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 jack and wheel wrench in the foam tray. Place
the foam tray in the spare tire compartment. 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 bolt.
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