9. Turn the wheel wrench counterclockwise to
lower the vehicle. Lower the jack completely.
{CAUTION:
Incorrect wheel nuts or improperly
tightened wheel nuts can cause the wheel
to come 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
the proper torque speci cation. See
Capacities and Specifications on page 548
for wheel nut torque speci cation.
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 speci cation. See
Capacities and Specifications on page 548for
the wheel nut torque speci cation.10. Tighten the nuts rmly in a crisscross
sequence as shown by turning the wheel
wrench clockwise.
When you reinstall the regular wheel and tire, you
must also reinstall the either the center cap, or
bolt-on hub cap, depending on what your vehicle
has. For center caps, place the cap on the
wheel and tap it into place until it seats ush with
the wheel. The cap only goes on one way. Be
sure to line up the tab on the center cap with the
indentation on the wheel. For bolt-on hub caps,
align the plastic nut caps with the wheel nuts and
then tighten by hand. Then use the wheel
wrench to tighten.
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