1998 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE spare tire

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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5-24 Hazard Warning
Flashers
Other Warning Devices
Jump Starting Towing Your Vehicle
Engine Overheating If a Tire Goes Flat
5-24 Air Inflator (Option)
5-24 Changing a Flat Tire
5-34 Compact Spare Tire
5-35 If You’re Stuck: In Sand,
Mud, Ice or Snow
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The following steps will tell you how to use the jack and
change a tire.
I ~ -:loving the Spare Tire and Tools
The equipment you'll
need is in the storage
compartment at the rear
of the vehicle, on the
passenger's side.
Remove the side convenience nets. Open the jack
storage compartment by lifting up the tab and pulling
the cover
off.
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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.
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ASSEMBLY
EXTENSION
(CHISEL END)
(VALVE
STEM DOWN)
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
1. If your vehicle has
aluminum wheels, use
the handle of the folding
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
I 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. 1
DO not raise the vehicle yet. Put the compact spare tire
near you.
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A CAUTION:
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.
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.
5. 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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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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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. 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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