2003 Oldsmobile Bravada shaft

The tools you'll be using include the wheel wrench (A),
tire blocks (B), extension (socket end) (C), handle
(jack end)
(D), and jack (E).
The following instructions explain how to remove the
spare tire mounted underneath your vehicle.
Notice: Never remove or restow a tire from/to a
storage position under the vehicle while the vehicle
is supported by a jack. Always tighten the tire
fully against the underside
of the vehicle when
restowing.
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1. To remove the underbody-mounted spare, insert
the socket end of the extension on a
45" angle
downward into the hoist drive shaft hole. This will
be exposed when the rear gate is open and is
just above the rear bumper. Be sure the socket end
of the extension connects into the hoist shaft.
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10. Lower the jack by turning the wheel wrench
counterclockwise. Keep lowering the jack until the
spare tire slides
off the jack or is hanging by
the cable.
Disconnect the jack handle from the jack and
carefully remove the jack. Use one hand to push
against the spare while firmly pulling the jack out
from under the spare tire with the other hand.
If the spare tire is hanging from the cable, insert the
jack handle, extension and wheel wrench into the
hoist shaft hole in the bumper, on an angle, and turn
the wheel wrench counterclockwise
to lower the
spare the rest of the way.
11. Tilt the retainer at the end of the cable and pull it
through the wheel opening. Pull the tire out from
under the vehicle.
12. If the cable is hanging under the vehicle, turn the
wheel wrench in the hoist shaft hole in the bumper
clockwise to raise the cable back up.
Have the hoist assembly inspected as soon as you can.
You will not be able to store a spare or flat tire using
the hoist assembly until it has been repaired or replaced.
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A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Wheel Wrench Hoist Shaft Extension Retainer
Spare or Flat Tire
(Valve Stem
Pointed Up)
1. Put the tire on the ground at the rear of the vehicle,
with the valve stem pointed up and to the rear.
2. Pull the retainer through the wheel.
3. Put the socket end of the extension, on an angle,
through the hole in the rear bumper and into the
hoist shaft.
4. Raise the tire fully against the underside of the
vehicle by turning the wheel wrench clockwise
until you hear two clicks or feel it skip twice. The
spare tire hoist cannot be overtightened.
PUSH & PULL
5. Make sure the tire is stored securely. Push, pull,
and then try to rotate or turn the tire. If the tire
moves, use the wheel wrench to tighten the cable.
Return the jack, wheel wrench and wheel blocks to the
proper location under the rear seat of the vehicle.
Roll up the instruction label and return it to the slot in
the tool kit.
Return the rear seat to its proper position.
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