2003 CHEVROLET ASTRO clock

5. Remove the remaining three screws, the first one
from the corner reflector pocket and the two
remaining from the composite assembly.
6. Remove the composite assembly.
7. Turn the halogen bulb
counterclockwise to
remove it from
the assem bly.
8. Install the new bulb into the composite assembly by
turning it clockwise until it is completely tightened.
9. Reinstall the composite assembly by installing and
tightening all of the screws previously removed.
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Front Turn Signal Lamps
1. Remove the two screws at the inside edge of the
2. Remove the lamp assembiy.
parkinghurn signal
lamp assembly.
3. Squeeze the tab on the
side
of the lamp socket
while turning the socket
counterclockwise.
4. Pull the socket out of the lamp assembly.
5. Pull the bulb from the socket.
6. Gently push the new bulb into the socket.
7. Put the socket back into the lamp assembiy and
turn it clockwise until it locks.
8. Put the parkinghurn signal lamp assembly back
into the vehicle and tighten the screws.
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4. Press the tab and
turn the socket
counterclockwise to
remove the socket from
the bezel: If the socket
does not have a
tab, turn the socket
counterclockwise
to remove the socket
from the bezel.
5. Remove the old bulb from the socket and replace it
6. Reverse Steps 1 through 4 to reinstall the taillamp.
with a new one.
Replacement Bulbs
Exterior Lamp I Bulb Number
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Halogen
Headlamps
Sealed Beam 1 H6054
I Halogen Headlamps Composite I9006 (Low Beam) I
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Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
The jacking equipment you’ll need is stored by your
vehicle’s rear doors, along the passenger’s side wall.
1. Remove the jack cover by pulling it away from
the side wall and down to release the tabs
securing the top of the cover.
2. Remove the wheel blocks by turning the top nut
counterclockwise. Remove the nut and washer,
then pull the wheel blocks
off the bolt.
3. Push down on the bolt and remove the hooked end
from the slot. Slide the jack toward the front of the
vehicle and lift it from the mounting. Remove
the extension and the ratchet from the pouch.
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4. Attach the ratchet to the extension, with the DOWN
side facing you. The extension has a socket end
and a flat chisel end.
5. Put the flat end of the extension on an angle through
the hole in the rear door frame, above the bumper.
Be sure the flat end connects into the hoist shaft.
6. Turn the ratchet counterclockwise to lower the
compact spare tire to the ground. Keep turning
the ratchet until the spare tire can be pulled out from
under the vehicle. 7.
When the tire has
been lowered, tilt the
retainer plate at
the end
of the cable
and pull it through
the wheel opening.
8. Pull the tire out from under the vehicle.
Notice: To help avoid vehicle damage, do not drive
the vehicle before the cable
is restored.
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Removing the Flat Tire and Installing
the Spare Tire
1. Before you start, block the front and rear of the
tire farthest away from the one being changed.
Then put your cor-xt spare tire near the flat tire.
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Getting under a vehicle when it is jacked .I 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.
Ra.,.ng your vehicle
..ICIm Lhe 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.
2. With the DOWN side facing you, turn the
ratchet and socket to loosen all the wheel nuts
counterclockwise. Don’t remove them yet.
3. The jack has a bolt on the end. Attach the socket
end of the extension to the jack bolt.
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4. Attach the ratchet to the extension with the UP side
5. Turn the ratchet clockwise. That will raise the jack
6. Position the jack under the vehicle.
facing you.
lift head a little.
I c B
Front Position
A. Front Jack Location
B. Jack
C. Ratchet and Extension
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B' C
Rear Position
A. Rear Jack Location
B. Jack
C. Ratchet and Extension
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7. Raise the vehicle by turning the ratchet clockwise.
Make sure the
UP mark faces you. Raise the
vehicle far enough
off the ground so there is enough
room for the compact spare tire to fit underneath
the wheel well.
8. Remove all the wheel nuts and take off the flat tire.
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