spare wheel CHEVROLET CAMARO 1993 Owners Manual

Problems on the Road
The following steps will tell you how to
use the jack and change a tire.
The equipment you'll need
is in the rear
area.
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Find the plastic screw heads in the trim
panel over the spare tire. Use a coin or a
key to turn the screw heads until the slots
point front and back. Lift the trim panel
and move it
out of the way,
If you have speakers in the trim panel,
the speaker wire should be long enough
to remove
the trim panel without
disconnecting the wire.
To remove the jack and wheel wrench,
loosen and remove the bolt
and remove the
plastic cover.
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Remove the wing nut and adapter and
pull out the spare.
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Start with the jack (A) and wheel wrench
(B).
The jack has a bolt at the end. Attach the
wheel wrench to the jack bolt.
Turn the wheel wrench to the right to
raise the lift head
a little. I
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Raising your vehicle with the jack improperly positioned
will damage
the
vehicle or may allow the vehicIe
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 rotating the wheel
wrench clockwise. Raise the vehicle far
mough off the ground
so there is enough
room for the spare tire to
fit.
Remove all the wheel nuts and take off
the flat tire.
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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.
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Remove any rust or dirt from the wheel
3olts, mounting surfaces or spare wheel.
Place the spare on the wheel mounting
surfxe.
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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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Replace the wheel nuts with the roundec-1
end of the nuts toward the wheel. Tighten
each nut by hand until the wheel is held
against the hub.
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Lower the vehicle by rotating the wheel
wrench counterclockwise. Lower the jack
completely.
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Tighten the wheel nuts firmly in a
criss-cross sequence as shown.
CAUTION:
,A improperly tightened wheel
nuts can cause the wheel to become
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 the
right kind.
Stop somewhere as soon as you can
and have the nuts tightened with a
torque wrench to 100 pound-feet
( 140 Nmm).
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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 rear area until you
have the flat tire repaired or replaced.
NOTICE:
-elcovers won't fit on your
:ompact spare.
If you try to put a
wheel cover on your compact si re,
you
could damage the wer the
spare.
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Replace the jack, wheel wrench and flat
tire using the storage instructions. When
you replace the trim panel, be sure to tuck
it under the weatherstrip.
1. Trim Panel
2. Bolt
3. Cover
4. Jack
5. Wing Nut
6. Adapter
7. Compact Spare Tire
8. Full-Size Tire
9. Carpet Flap
IO. Tire Storage Bolt
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Don’t take your compact spare rire chains won’t fit your CI - :t
through an automatic car wash with
guide rails. The compact spare can
get caught on the rails. That can
damage the tire and wheel, and
maybe other parts
of your vehicl I
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.
w 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.
The method known as “rocking” can help
you get out when you’re stuck, but you
must use caution.
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Service & Appearance Care
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When to Check: Check your tires once a
month
or more. Don’t forget your
compact spare tire. It should be at
60 psi
(420 kPa).
How to Check: Use a good quality
pocket-type gage to check tire pressure.
Simply looking at the tires will not tell
you the pressure, especially if you have
radial tires
- which may look properly
inflated even if they’re underinflated.
If your tires have valve caps, be sure to
put them back on. They help prevent
leaks by keeping out
dirt and moisture.
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Tire Inspection and Rotation
To make your tires last longer, have them
inspected and rotated at the mileages
recommended
in the Maintenance
Schedule. See “Scheduled Maintenance
Services”
in the Index.
If you don’t have
P245/50ZR 16 size tires,
use the rotation pattern shown above for
your size tires. If
you have P245/50ZR16 size tires, they
must roll
in a certain direction for the best
overall performance. The direction is
shown by an arrow on both sidewalls.
Because these tires are directional, they
should
be rotated as shown in the
example above. These tires should only
be moved from front to rear and rear to
front on the same side of the vehicle.
After the tires have been rotated, adjust
the front and rear inflation pressure as
shown on the Tire-Loading Information
label. Make certain that all wheel nuts are
properly tightened. See “Wheel
Nut
Torque” in the Index.
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rating, traction, ride and other things during normal service on your vehicle. If
your tires have an all-season tread design,
&he
TPC number will be followed by a
“MS” (for mud and snow).
If you ever replace your tires with those
not having a TPC Spec number, make
sure they are the same size, load range, speed rating and construction type (bias,
bias-belted or radial) as your original
tires.
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Mixing tires could cause you to
you mix tires of different sizes or
the vehicle may not handle properly,
and you could have a crash. Be sure
to use the same size and type tires
on all wheels,
It’s all right to drive with your
compact spare, though. It was
developed for limited use on your
vehicle.
typs
(radial ad bias-belted tires),
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
The following information relates to the
system developed
by the United States
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration which grades tires by
treadwear, traction and temperature
performance.
(This applies only to
vehicles sold in the United States.)
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