CHEVROLET BLAZER 1995 2.G Owners Manual

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Your wheel nut caps may attach your hub cap to the wheel. Remove rhese
wheel nut caps before you take
off the hub cap.
Some jack storage
covers
are equipped
with a hub
cap
removal tool. Position the hub cap removal
tool in the notch and
pull straight away from the wheel to
avoid potential
damage to the hub cap
and wheel painuwheel
surface.
If you have an aluminum or plastic molded hub cap, pry it off with the
chisel
end of your wheel wrench.
Some of the molded
plastic hub caps have
imitation wheel nuts
molded into them. The
wheel wrench won’t
fit these imitation
nuts,
so don’t try to
remove them with the socket end
of the
wheel wrench.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Using the wheel
wrench, loosen all the
wheel nuts. Don’t
remove them yet.
Do not jack up the vehicle with people in or near the vehicle.
Position the jack under the vehicle.
A. Front Frame Hole
B . Rear Frame Hole
Your vehicle has
a hole in the frame near each front wheel, as well as a hole
in the spring hanger (for
4-door) and a hole in the frame (for 24oor) near
each rear wheel for the jack. Fit the jack into the hole nearest the flat tire.
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Raising your vehicle with the jack improperly positioned will
damage the vehicle or may allow the vehicle to fall
off the jack.
Be sure to
fit the jack lift head into the proper location before
raising your vehicle.
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Raise the vehicle by
turning the wheel
wench clockwise.
Raise the vehicle far
enough off the ground
so there is enough
room for the spare tire
to fit.
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Take off the flat tire.
Remove any rust
or dirt from the wheel bolts, mounting surfaces and spare
wheel. Place the spare on the wheel mounting surface.
Put on the spare tire.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Put the nuts on by
hand. Make sure the
cone-shaped end is
toward the wheel.
Tighten each
nut by hand until the wheel is held against the hub. If a nut
can’t be turned by
hand, use the wheel wrench and see your dealer as soon
as possible.
Lower the vehicle by
turning the wheel
wrench
counterclockwise.
Lower the jack
completely.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Tightening Wheel Nut Tightening Sequence
Use
the wrench to tighten the wheel nuts firmly in a criss-cross sequence as
shown. Remove the wheel blocks.
Storing the Jack and Spare Tire
Return the jack, wheel wrench and wheel blocks to the proper location in
your vehicle’s rear area. Secure
the items and replace the jack cover. Put the
flat tire where the spare tire was stored. If you have the underbody carrier:
1. Put the tire on the ground at the rear of the vehicle, with the valve stem
pointed down and to the rear.
2. Pull the retaining bar through the wheel.
3. Put the chisel end of the wheel wrench, on an angle, through the hole in
the rear bumper and into the hoist shaft. Turn the wheel wrench
clockwise until the tire is raised against the underside
of the vehicle.
You will hear two “clicks” when the tire is secure, but pull
on the tire to
make sure.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Reinstall the locking wheel nut using the wheel wrench. Then push the lock
case onto the lug nut
until it stops. The key does not have to be inserted into
the lock. Push the lock case to be sure it
is secured.
The special lug nut and lock case is not intended to be used on any road
wheel, only on the spare wheel carrier.
If you have an rear-mounted spare tire carrier, tighten the nuts to
22 - 32 lb.
ft.
(30 - 40 N-m) torque.
If You’re Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow
What you don’t want to do when your vehicle is stuck is to spin your wheels
too fast. The method known as “rocking” can help you get out when you’re
stuck, but you must use caution.
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Spinning your wheels can destroy parts of your vehicle as well\
as
the tires. If
you spin the wheels too fast while shifting your
transmission back
and forth, you can destroy your transmission.
For information about using tire chains on your vehicle, see “Tire Chains”
in the Index.
Rocking your vehicle to get it out:
First, turn your steering wheel left and right. That will clear the area around
your front wheels. Then shift back and forth between REVERSE (R) and a \
forward gear (or with
a manual transmission, between FIRST (1) or
SECOND
(2) gear and REVERSE), spinning the wheels as little as possible.
Release the accelerator pedal while you shift, and press lightly on the
accelerator pedal when the transmission is in gear. If that doesn’t get you
out after
a few tries, you may need to be towed out. Or, you can use your
recovery hooks, if your vehicle has them. If you do need to be towed out,
see “Towing Your Vehicle” in the Index.
Using the Recovery Hooks
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Your vehicle may be equipped with recovery hooks. The recovery hooks\
are
provided at the front
of your vehicle. You may need to use them if you’re
stuck off-road and need
to be pulled to some place where you can continue
driving.
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Never use the recovery hooks to tow the vehicle. Your vehicle
could be damaged and it would not be covered by warranty.
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