wheel CHEVROLET CORVETTE 1994 4.G Owner's Guide

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NOTICE:
Towing a vehicle over rough surfaces
could damage a vehicle. Damage
can occur from vehicle-to-ground
or vehicle-to-wheel-lift-equipment.
To help avoid damage, install a
towing dolly and raise vehicle until
adequate clearance
is obtained
between the ground and/or wheel-lift
equipment. Attach
a separate safety chain around the
outboard end of each lower control
arm.
NOTICE:
Do not allow chains to contact
spring, as damage to spring could
result.
Engine Overheating
You will find a engine coolant
temperature gauge on the instrument
cluster and a low coolant light on the
Driver Information Center.
If Steam Is Corning from Your Engine:
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pressure cap. At any time during this
procedure if coolant begins
to flow
out
of the filler neck, reinstall the
pressure cap. Be sure the arrows on
the cap line up like this.
If a Tire Goes Flat
It’s unusual for a tire to “blow out” while
you’re driving, especially if you maintain
your tires properly. If air goes out of a
tire, it’s much more likely
to’ leak out
slowly. But
if you should ever have a
”blowout,” here are a few tips about
what to expect and what to do:
If a front tire fails, the flat tire will create
a drag that pulls the vehicle toward that
side. Take your foot off the accelerator
pedal and grip the steering wheel firmly.
Steer
to maintain lane position, then
gently brake to a stop well out of the
traffic lane.
A rear blowout, particularly on a curve,
acts much like a skid and may require the
same correction you’d use in a skid. In
any rear blowout, remove your foot from
the accelerator pedal. Get the vehicle
under control by steering the way you
want the vehicle to go.
It may be very
bumpy and noisy, but you can still steer.
Gently brake to a stop, well qff the road
if possible.
If a tire goes flat, the next section shows
how to use your jacking equipment to
change a flat tire safely. If your vehicle
has Extended Mobility Tires (tires with
“EMT” molded on the sidewalls), see
“Extended Mobility Tires” in the Index.
Changing a Flat Tire
If a tire goes flat, avoid further tire
damage by driving slowly to a level place.
Turn on your hazard warning flashers.
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The following steps will tell you how to
use the jack and change a tire.
Your Corvette wheel lock key has a unique registration number. The
registration number is printed on a card
included in your locknut package.
Also
on this card is lost key replacement
information. This number is NOT
recorded by
GM or your dealer, so be
sure not to lose this card. You will need
the information
if you ever lose your
wheel lock key.
If you have someone else remove your wheels, make sure you give them the special wheel nut socket and wheel lock
key. They are under the jack in the
rear storage compartment behind the
passenger’s seat. The socket can be
used with an air or torque wrench.
NOTICE:
Your wheels could be damaged if
the wheel nut socket is not used to
remove your Corvette’s wheels.
Always use the wheel nut socket when
you use the wheel wrench provided with
your Corvette.
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The equipment you’ll need is behind the
driver’s seat and in the rear storage
compartment behind the passenger’s seat.
Move the driver’s seat all the way
forward and fold the seatback forward.
The wheel wrench is on the floor behind
the seat. Loosen the wingnuts and slide
the wheel wrench out of the clamps. The
jack, wheel nut socket and wheel
ock key are in the rear storage
:ompartment behind the passenger’s seat.
]pen the compartment door and remove
,he plastic tray. Lift the jack, wheel nut
socket and wheel lock key out
of the foan
container.
You should have a jack, wheel wrench,
socket and
a wheel lock key. The
spare tire is on a tire carrier Q-ay
mder the rear end of your vehicle,.
To
lower the tray, use the socket end of
:he wheel wrench to turn the latch bolt
:ounterclockwise. Lower the trag- about
an inch. Don’t loosen the latch bplt too
much, or the tray could fall.
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Put the hooked end of the wheel wrench
into the slot in the tray. Insert the wheel
wrench a little from the side
so it isn't
over the latch bolt. Pull up on the wheel
wrench to lift the tray. While holding the tray up with
the wheel
wrench, pull the latch bolt to release it
from the tray. If it won't come free,
loosen it a little more.
Carefully lower the tray using the wheel wrench and remove the spare tire. Zemove
the plastic wheel nut caps using
he socket end
of the wheel wrench. Store
he caps somewhere until you have the
Iat tire repaired or replaced.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Each wheel will have one locknut. A
special wheel lock key (removal tool) and
instructions are provided. Attach the
wheel lock key to the wheel wrench.
Remove the locking wheel nut by turning
counterclockwise. Attach the wheel nut
socket to the wheel
wrench and loosen all the wheel nuts.
Don’t remove them
yet.
4ttach the wheel wrench to the jack. Holc
he wheel wrench handle
so it forms a
ight angle with the jack, then turn it
lockwise.
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When you've turned the wrench almost
LS far as it will go, swing it around to the
)ther side. Keep turning to raise the jack
ift head a few inches.
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'osition the jack under the vehicle.
rhere are two locator triangles
(A) on the
,anels (B) near each wheel. Raise the lift
lead (C) until it fits firmly under the steel
ocker flange
(D) between the triangles
learest the flat tire.
f you have a ZR-
1 the triangles are on
he underside of the molding. The flange
s inboard of the triangles.
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Stay away from the moldings or fender
flanges to avoid damaging them.
NOTICE:
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.
Raise the vehicle by turning the wheel
wrench clockwise. Raise the vehicle far
enough
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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bolts, mounting surfaces and spare wheel.
Place the spare on the wheel mounting surface. 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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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. The
“LOWELAT TIRE” or “SERVICE
LTPWS” light will stay on as long as you
ire using the compact spare tire. It should
50 out when the original tire is replaced.
9fter you have the flat tire repaired or
eeplaced, install the plastic
nut caps and
lighten them to
22 pound-inches
:2.5 Nom).
Put the jack, wheel nut socket and wheel
.ock
key in the rear storage compartment
3ehind the passenger’s seat. Make sure
:he parts are stored properly
in the foam
Zontainer. Position the jack in the
Zontainer
so that you can read the yellow
CAUTION label from
the driver’s seat.
Replace the plastic tray
and close the
storage compartment.
NOTICE:
Your Corvette’s radio receiver box
is in the rear storage compartment.
To help avoid damage, carefully
place the jack, socket and wheel
lock key into the foam container
in
the compartment. Do not toss or
place the items against the radio
receiver
box or any wiring.
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Tires)
The road tire is larger than the spare, so
you must adjust the tray to its lower
position. Lift and push the tire carrier
tray toward the front of the vehicle. The
tray will drop to its lower position. Put
the flat road tire
on the tray. Lift the
latch bolt, push it toward the front
of the
vehicle, and the bolt will drop down to
the lower position. Put the
hooked end of the wheel wrench
into the slot in the tray. Lift the tray using
the wheel wrench and insert the latch bolt
into the notch
in the tray. To raise the tray,
use the socket end of the wheel wrench to
turn the latch bolt clockwise. Turn the
latch bolt until it is snug.
Put the wheel wrench back in its place
under the driver's seat. Be sure to tighten
the wingnuts.
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