lock Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme 1996 s Repair Manual

If there is a wheel cover,
loosen the plastic nut caps
with the wheel wrench.
They won’t come
off. Then,
using the flat end of the
wheel wrench, pry along the
edge
of the wheel cover
until it comes
off. Be
careful; the edge may be sharp. Don’t try to remove
the iover with
your
bare hands.
To remove a center cap, use
the wrench to pry gently at
the notch. Don’t use a
tool
that is narrower than the
wrench to pry at this notch.
If your vehicle has wheel
nut caps, remove them
using the wheel wrench.
Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tire
1. Using the wheel wrench, loosen all the wheel nuts.
2. Turn the jack handle clockwise to raise the jack lift
Don’t remove them yet.
head a few inches.
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4. Raise the vehicle by turning the jack handle
clockwise. Raise the vehicle far enough
off the
ground for the spare tire to fit under the vehicle.
5. Remove all wheel nuts and take off the flat tire.
6. Remove any rust or dirt
from the wheel bolts,
mounting surfaces and
spare wheel.
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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.

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.
I 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.
8. Lower the vehicle by turning the jack handle
counterclockwise. Lower the jack completely.
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Filling Your Tank The cap. is behind a hinged door on the left side of
your vehicle.
I A CAUTION:
Gasoline vapor is highly flammable. It burns
violently, and that can cause very bad injuries.
Don’t smoke
if you’re near gasoline or refueling
your vehicle. Keep sparks, flames, and smoking
materials away from gasoline.
While refueling, hang the
cap inside the fuel door.
To take off the cap, turn it slowly to the left
(counterclockwise).

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2. Remove the Tom@
screws at the eqd of the
aiming ring. The aiming
ring will swing open like
a gate.
3. Remove the aiming ring.
4. Lift the plastic locking
tabs on the electrikal
connector and pull the
connector from the
headlamp socket.
Note which way the socket is pointing before you
disconnect it. You'll need to install the new headlamp
so the socket points in the same direction.
5. Remove the headlamp.
6. Check that the number on the new headlamp
matches the number on the headlamp being replaced.
The letter on the headlamp
(U or L) must also match.

7. Plug the electrical connector into the headlamp socket. Headlamps (4-Door Models)
Make sure the locking: tabs snap onto the socket. v L
8. Put the new headlamp in position.
0 Make sure the socket points in the same direction
as it did with the old headlamp.
9. Insert the tabs on the
aiming ring into
the slots in the
headlamp assembly.
WI 1. Turn the socket counterclockwise one-sixth of a turn
until the tabs on the bulb socket align with the slots
in the housing.
10. Holding the aiming ring closed, insert the screws at the 2. pull out the bulb socket.
end of the ring. Tighten the screws until the aiming ring
touches the plastic nuts on both the top and bottom.
0 Do not overtighten.
Do not damage the vertical aiming bubble.
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3. Lift the plastic locking
tab on the electrical
.connector and pull the connector from the
bulb socket.
4.
5.
Snap the electrical connector into a new bulb socket.
Replace the bulb socket into the housing and
turn clockwise.
Headlamp Aiming
This section only -applies to two-door Oldsmobiles. If
you have a four-door Oldsmobile, see your retailer when
your headlamp aim needs to be checked or adjusted.
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2.
3.
Squeeze the tab
on the socket.and
turn the socket
counterclcsckwise-;
.
Pud out the socket.
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4. ell the bulb out of the socket.
5. Push in a new bulb.
.6. Replace the socket into the housing and
tum clockwise. ..
7. Reposition the carpet.and tighten the plastic screws. G>;J;L~ + '... .,::.,,j1 !,.
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1. Remove the two. large plastic screws and pull the
carpet away,from the rear corner
of the trunk.

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2. Remove the two wing nuts. 3. Pull the taillamp housing away from the body of
the vehicle.
4. Squeeze the tab on the socket and turn the socket
counterclockwise.

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5; Pull out the socket.^ W’indshied’wiper Blade‘Replacement
6. Pull the buIb out of
the socket.
7. Push innew bulb. .’
.’ 8. ’ .Replace the socket into the housing and
turn clockwjse. -
9. Replace the .taillamp housing to -the body of
the vehicle.
10. Install the two wing nuts.
1.1. Reposition the carpet and tighten the plastic screws.
3. Push the new wiper blade securely onto the
Fog Lamps I wiper arm/‘
Don’t trY to change a fog lamp bulb unless.You have the
For replacement wiper blade length and type; see
proper aiming. equipment.
See your Oldsmobile retailer. “Reeplacement Parts” in the Index. -
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