BUICK CENTURY 1993 Owners Manual
CENTURY 1993
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BUICK CENTURY 1993 Owners Manual
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To remove the tire-changing equipment:
1. Remove the wing nut from the center of the spare tire
2. Remove the spare tire.
and remove the adapter.
3. Turn the two wing nuts counterclockwise and remove
the jack retainer plate. Then pull out the jack and
wheel wrench.
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Standard Wheel Cover Wire Wheel Cover
You will be using
the flat end of the wheel wrench to
remove the wheel cover. Pry along the edge of the wheel
cover until it comes off.
4 Removing the wire wheel
cover requires
this wire
wheel key wrench.
Put the flat end into the
notch and carefully pry the small center cover
off.
Take off the special anti-
theft wheel nut. Put the wrench over it like
this.
Lift the wheel cover off.
You may have to pry
carefully at the edge of the wheel cover to get it off.
If
it doesn’t come off with the
minimum effort, it may be
that the anti-theft wheel nut is not completely
off.
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All Vehicles
1. Using the wheel wrench, loosen all the wheel nuts.
Don’t remove them yet.
2. Position the jack under
the vehicle nearest the
tire to be changed. The
jack location should be approximately five
inches
(12.7 cm) from the
wheel well.
A CAUTION:
Getting under a vehlcle when It Is jacked up fs
dangerous. If the vehicle sllps off the jack, you
.could be badly injured or killed. Never get
under a vehicle when it Is supported only by a
rack.
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3. Raise the vehicle by rotating the wheel wrench
clockwise. Raise the
vehicle far enough off the ground so there is
enough
room for the spare tire to fit.
4. Remove all the wheel nuts and take off the flat tire.
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I A CAUTION:
Rust or dirt on the wheel, or on the parts to
which
it is fastened, can make the wheel nuts
become loose after a time. The wheel could
come
off and cause an accident. When you
change a wheel, remove any rust or
dirt from
the places where the wheel attaches to the
vehicle. In an emergency, you can use
a cloth
or a paper towel to do this; but be sure
to use
a scraper or wire brush later, if you need to, to
get all the rust or
dirt off. ’. : .a.
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5. Remove any rust or dirt from the wheel bolts,
mounting surfaces
or spare wheel.
6. Place the spare on the
wheel mounting surface.
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I A 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.
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7. Replace the wheel nuts
with
the rounded end of
the nuts toward the
wheel. Tighten each nut
by hand until the wheel
is held against the hub.
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8. Lower the vehicle by rotating the wheel wrench
counterclockwise. Lower the jack completely.
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r- 9. Tighten the wheel nuts
firmly in a criss-cross
sequence
as shown.
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I A CAUTION:
Incorrect wheel nuts or improperly tightened
wheel nuts can muse the wheel
to become
loose and
wen come off. This could lead to an
accident.
Be sure to use the correct wheel
nuts. If .you have to replace them, be sum to
get the right kind.
Stop somewhere
EIS soon as you can and have
the nuts tightened with a torque wrench
to 100
pound-femt (140 Nnm).
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Don’t try to put a wheel cover on your compact spare
tire. It won’t fit. Store
the wheel cover in the trunk or, if
you have the wagon, in the rear cargo area, until you
have
the flat tire repaired or replaced.
Wheel covers won’t fit on your compact spare
Now put all the equipment back in the vehicle. Just
follow these drawings:
If you try to put a wheel cover on
compact spare, vo
or the spare.
Century Sedan
or Coupe
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Century Wagon
1 Century Wagon
To install the spare tire cover in your station wagon when
you are finished changing the tire:
1 A CAUTION:
Storing a jack, a tire or other equipment in the
passenger compartment
of the vehicle coutd
cause Injury.
In a sudden stop or colllslon,
loose equipment could strike someone. Store
all th-e in the proper ace.
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Compact Spare Tire
Although the compact spare was fully inflated when your
vehicle was new, it can lose air after a time.
Check the
inflation pressure regularly. It should be
60 psi
(420 Wa). The compact spare is made to go up to 3,000
miles (5 0o0 km), so you can finish your trip and have
your full-size tire repaired or replaced where you want.
Of course, it’s best to replace your spare with a full-size
tire as soon as you can. Your spare will last longer and be
in good shape in case you need
it again.
on’t take your compact spare th
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ompact spare can get caught damage the tire and whe
her parts
of your vehicle.
Don’t use your compact spare on some other vehicle.
And don’t
mix your compact spare or wheel with other
wheels or tires. They won’t
fit. Keep your spare and its
wheel together.
s too. Don’t us
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