1998 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE wheel

Front Towing (SSE and SSEi Only)
NOTICE:
Do not tow with sling-type equipment or
fascidfog lamp damage will occur. Use wheel-lift
or carcarrier equipment. Additional ramping
may be required for carcarrier equipment. Use
safety chains and wheel straps.
Towing a vehicle over rough surfaces could
damage a vehicle. Damage can occur from vehicle
to ground or vehicle to wheel-lift equipment.
To
help avoid damage, install a towing dolly and
raise vehicle until adequate clearance is obtained
between the ground and/or wheel-lift equipment.
Do not attach winch cables or J-hooks to
suspension components when using carcarrier
equipment. Always use T-hooks inserted in the
T-hmk slots.
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Attach T-hook chains on
both sides in
the slotted
holes in the bottom
of the frame, behind
the front wheels.
These
slots are to be used when loading and securing to
car-carrier equipment.
Attach a separate safety chain around the outboard end
of each lower control arm.

Front Towing (SE)
Attach T-hook chains on
both sides in the slotted
holes
in the bottom of
the frame, behind the
front wheels.
These slots are to be used when using sling-type
equipment or when loading and securing to
car-carrier equipment.
Position a 4" x 4" wood beam across sling chains
contacting bottom
of the radiator support. Position the
lower sling crossbar directly under the front bumper.
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Rear Towing
Tow Limits -- 55 mph (90 M), 500 miles (800 km)
3 Attach T-hook chains to
slots in the bottom of the
floor pan directly ahead of
rear wheels on both sides.
A 4” x 4 ” wood beam is not needed.
Attach a separate safety chain around the outboard end
of each control ann.
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If a Tire Goes Flat Changing a Flat Tire
It’s unusual for a tire to “blow out” while you’re \
driving,
especially if you maintain your tires properly.
If air goes
out
of a tire, it’s much more likely to leak out slowly.
But if you should ever have a “blowout,” here are a few\

tips about what to expect and what to do:
If a front tire
fails, the flat tire will create a drag that
pulls the vehicle toward that side. Take your foot
off the
accelerator pedal and grip the steering wheel firmly.
Steer to maintain lane position, and then gently brake to
a stop well out
of the traffic lane.
A rear blowout, particularly on a curve, acts much like a
skid and may require the same correction you’d use in a
skid. In any rear blowout, remove your foot from the
accelerator pedal. Get the vehicle under control
by
steering the way you want the vehicle to go. It may be
very bumpy and noisy, but you can still steer. Gently
brake
to a stop -- well off the road if possible.
If
a tire goes flat, the next part shows how to use your
jacking equipment to change a flat tire safely. If
a tire goes flat, avoid further tire and wheel damage
by driving slowly to a level place.
Turn on your hazard
warning flashers.
‘A C ‘JTION:
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Changing a tire can cause an injury. The vehicle
can slip off the jack and roll over you or other
people. You and they could be badly injured.
Find
a level place to change your tire. To help
prevent the vehicle from moving:
1. Set the parking brake firmly.
2. Put the shift lever in PARK (P).
3. Turn off the engine.
To be even more certain the vehicle won’t move,
you can put blocks at the front and rear of the
tire farthest away from the one being changed.
That would be the tire on the other side
of the
vehicle, at the opposite end.

The box that stores the
jack and wheel wrench is
located on the passenger side
trunk wall.
Open the
box and then
remove the wing bolt
by
turning it to the left
(counterclockwise).
Remove the jack and wheel wrench. The tools you'll be using include the jack
(A) and
wheel wrench
(B).
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Removing Wheel Covers and
Wheel Nut Caps
To remove the wheel or nut
cap covers for your
particular vehicle, if you
have steel wheels with full
plastic wheel covers, loosen
each nut cap using the
wheel wrench.
Please note that nut caps will not remove from the
cover completely.
If you have aluminum
wheels with nut caps,
remove them.
If you have aluminum wheels and a center cover hides
the wheel nuts, remove the center cover by using the
flat end of the wrench to pry it off. Do not drop the
cover
or lay it face down, as it could become scratched
or damaged.
Do not use a hammer or mallet on this type of cover.

Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tire
1. Use the wheel wrench to loosen the wheel nuts, but
don’t remove them.
2. Rotate the wheel wrench to the right (clockwise) to
raise the jack lift head until it fits under the vehicle.
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