2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU spare tire

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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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-2 Hazard Warning Flashers
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-2 Other Warning Devices
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-3 Jump Starting
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-9 Towing Your Vehicle
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-9 Engine Overheating5
-12 Cooling System
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-18 If a Tire Goes Flat
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-18 Changing a Flat Tire
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-29 Compact Spare Tire
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-30 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.
1. Turn the center retainer nut on the compact spare tire
cover counterclockwise to remove it.
2. Lift and remove the cover.
You will find the jacking instructions label on the
underside of the tire cover.

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3. Turn the wing nut
counterclockwise and
remove it. Then lift off
the adapter and remove
the compact spare tire.
See ªCompact Spare
Tireº later in this section
for more information
about the compact
spare tire.
4. Remove the jack and wrench from the trunk. Your
vehicle's jack and wrench are stored in a foam tray.
The tools you'll be using include the jack (A) and the
wrench (B).

5-21 Removing the Flat Tire and Installing
the Spare Tire
1. If your vehicle is equipped with a wheel cover or
hubcap that has plastic wheel nut caps, then loosen
the plastic nut caps (you may need to use the wheel
wrench to loosen them). Do not pry off wheel covers
or center caps that have plastic wheel nut caps.
2. Then remove the center cap from the wheel to find
the wheel nuts.3. If your vehicle is equipped with a wheel cover or
hubcap without plastic wheel nut caps, gently pry on
the edge of the plastic wheel trim to remove it from
the wheel to find the wheel nuts.

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4. Then use the wrench to loosen all the wheel nuts.
Don't remove them yet.5. 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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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.
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.6. Raise the vehicle by turning the wrench clockwise.
Raise the vehicle far enough off the ground so there
is enough room for the compact spare tire to fit.
7. Remove all of the wheel nuts.
8. Then take off the flat tire.

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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.
10. Install the compact spare tire. Put the wheel nuts
back on with the cone end of the nuts toward the
wheel. Tighten each nut by hand or with the wrench
until the wheel is held against the hub.
11. Lower the vehicle by turning the wrench
counterclockwise. Lower the jack completely.

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12. Tighten the wheel
nuts firmly in a
crisscross sequence,
as shown.
CAUTION:
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 N´m).
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 a wheel cover on your compact spare
tire. It won't fit. Store the wheel cover and wheel nut
caps in the trunk until you have the flat tire repaired
or replaced.
NOTICE:
Wheel covers won't fit on your compact spare
tire. If you try to put a wheel cover on your
compact spare tire, you could damage the cover
or the spare.