1998 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE 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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Hazard Warning Flashers
Other Warning Devices
Jump Starting Towing Your Vehicle
Engine Overheating 5-17 Cooling System
5-25 Changing a Flat Tire
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5-25 If a Tire Goes Flat
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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.
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 bolt on
the spare tire cover to the
left (counterclockwise)
to remove it.
Lift
and remove the cover. See “Compact Spare Tire”
later
in this section for more information about the
compact spare.
Remove the spare tire
from the trunk.
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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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3. Put the jack head into a notch in the frame which
is located near each wheel well. The front notch
is
10 inches (25 cm) back from the front wheel well.
The rear notch is 8 inches (20 cm) forward from the
rear wheel well.
4. Position the jack and raise the jack head until it fits
firmly on the ridge in the vehicle’s frame nearest the
flat tire.
Do not raise the vehicle yet. Put the compact
spare tire near
you.
A CAUTION:
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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.
A CAUTION:
Raising your vehicle with the jack improperly
positioned can damage the vehicle and even
make the vehicle
fall. To help avoid personal
iqjury and vehicle damage, be sure to
fit the jack
lift
head into the proper location before raising
the vehicle,
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5. Raise the vehicle by rotating the wheel wrench to the
right (clockwise). Raise the vehicle far enough off
the ground so there is enough room for the spare
tire to
fit.
6. Remove all the wheel nuts and take off the flat tire.
7. Remove any rust or dirt
from the wheel bolts,
mounting surfaces and
spare wheel.
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A CAUTION:
Rust or dirt on the wheel, or on the parts to
which it is fastened,
CM 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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' A CAUTION:
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.
8. Place the compact spare tire on the
wheel-mounting surface.
9. Replace the wheel nuts
with rounded end
of the
nuts toward the wheel.
Make sure each wheel
bolt is centered
in each
wheel hole while
tightening the nuts.
Tighten each nut by hand until the wheel
is
held against the hub.
10. Lower the vehicle by rotating the wheel wrench
to the
left (counterclockwise). Lower the
jack completely.
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11. Tighten the wheel nuts firmly in a
crisscross sequence.
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 you 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).
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.
Don’t try to put the wheel cover on the compact
spare tire. It won’t fit. Store the wheel cover in the
trunk until
you have replaced the compact spare tire
with a regular tire.
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.
When you re-install the full size wheel and tire, you
install
the wheel cover or nut caps at this point.
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Storing the Flat Tire and Tools
A CAUTION:
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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.
After you’ve put the compact spare tire on your vehicle,
you’ll need to store the flat tire in your trunk. Use the \
following procedure to secure the flat tire in the trunk.
Store the flat tire
as far forward in the trunk as possible.
Store
the jack and wheel wrench in their box in the trunk
on the passenger’s side.
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