CHEVROLET ASTRO PASSENGER 1993 1.G Owners Manual

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If a tire goes flat, avoid further tire and wheel damage by driving slowly to a
level place. Turn on your hazard warning flashers.
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Changing a tire can cause an injury. The vehicle can slip off the jack
and
roll over you or other people. You and they could be badly
injured. Find a level place
to change your tire. To help prevent the
vehicle from moving:
1. Set the parking brake firmly.
2. Put the shift lever in P (Park).
3. Turn off the engine.
To be even more certain the vehicle won’t move, you can put chocks
at the front and rear of the tire farthest away
from the one being
changed. That would be the tire on the other side
of the vehicle, at
the opposite end.
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The following pages will tell you how to use the jack and change a tire.
The equipment you’ll need
is in the rear of your vehicle.
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Jack Storage
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Your jack, extension, ratchet and wheel blocks are stored by your v\
ehicle’s
rear doors, along the passenger side wall.
To remove your jack cover, take off the plastic wing nut by turning it
counterclockwise. Lift up on the latch and pull the jack cover off.
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Remove the wheel blocks and jack by turning the wing nut counterclock\
wise.
Remove the wing nut and washer then
pull the wheel blocks and jack off the
bolt.
To remove the ratchet and extension by turning the wing nut
counterclockwise. Remove the wing nut and retainer and take out\

the ratchet and extension.
Spare Tire
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Your spare tire is stored underneath your vehicle. You will use the ratchet
and extension to lower the spare tire.
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The ratchet has an UP side and a DOWN side.
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Attach the ratchet, with the DOWN side facing you, to the extension. The
extension has a socket end and a flat (screwdriver shaped) end. 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.
Turn the ratchet counterclockwise to lower the spare tire to t\
he ground. Keep
turning the ratchet until the spare tire can be pulled out from under the
vehicle.
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When the tire has been lowered, tilt the retainer at the end of the cable and
pull it through the wheel opening.
Changing the Tire
Start with the jack, ratchet, extension and wheel blocks.
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The jack has a bolt on the end.
Attach the socket end
of the extension to the jack bolt like this.
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Attach the ratchet to the extension with the UP side facing you.
Rotate the ratchet clockwise. That will raise the lift head a little. Before
raising the vehicle, do the following things.
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You have two wheel blocks stored with your jack. Place blocks at the front
and rear
of the tire farthest away from the one being changed. That would
be the tire
on the other side of the vehicle, at the opposite end.
Put your spare tire near the flat tire. Remove the wheel trim.
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If there is a wheel cover, remove it by using the flat end of the extension.
Pry along the edge of the wheel cover until it comes off. Be careful; the rim
edges may be sharp. Don't
try to remove it with your bare hands.
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If the wheel has a center cap, you do not have to remove the center cap to
loosen the wheel nuts. Place the ratchet and socket on the wh\
eel nut with
the center cap on.
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With DOWN facing you, use the ratchet and socket to loosen all the wheel
nuts. Don't remove them yet.
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Position jack under the vehicle.
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Getting under a vehicle when it is jacked up is dangerous. If the
vehicle slips
off the jack, you could be badly injured or kilted. Never
get under
a vehicle when it is supported only by a jack.
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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 iz
lift head into the Droner location before raisinn your vehicle.
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Raise the vehicle by rotating the ratchet clockwise. Make sure the UP
marking faces you. Raise the vehicle far enough off the ground so there is
enough room for the spare tire to fit.
PO457
Remove all the wheel nuts and take off the flat tire.
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