PONTIAC BONNEVILLE 1995 Owners Manual

Changing a Flat Tire
Tf a tire goes flat, avoid further tire and wheel damage
by driving slowly to a level place. Turn on your hazard
warning flashers.
The following steps will tell you how to use the jack and
change
a tire.
The equipment you’ll need
is in the trunk.
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1. Turn the center retainer
bolt on the spare tire
cover counterclockwise
to remove it, then lift the
cover.
2. Remove the spare tire from the trunk.
3. Open the jack storage cover by twisting the knob
1/4 turn counterclockwise.
4. Remove the jack and wheel wrench.
5. Next, remove the wheel or nut cap covers for your
particular vehicle.
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0 If you have steel
wheels
with full
plastic wheel covers,
loosen each nut cap
using the wheel
wrench.
Note: Nut caps are captured in the cover ana will not
remove completely.
0 If you have aluminum
wheels
with nut caps
remove
them.
If your have aluminum wheels and the center
cover hides the wheel nuts, remove the center
cover
by using the flat end of the wrench to pry it
off. Do not drop the cover or lay it face down, it
could become scratched or damaged.
Do not use a hammer or mallet on this type of
cover.
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6. Attach the wheel wrench to the jack, and rotate the
wrench clockwise
to raise the jack head a few inches.
7. Near each wheel well is a notch in the frame into
which to put the jack head. The front notch is
10 inches back from the front wheel well. The rear
notch is 8 inches forward from the rear wheel well.
The wheel wrench has these 8 and 10 inch distances
stamped
on the handle. Use the wheel wrench to
measure to the notch
by flipping the socket into the
handle, then measuring
from the socket end of the
wrench.
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8. Position the jack and raise the jack head until it fits
firmly
on the ridge in the vehicle’s frame nearest the
flat tire. Do not raise the vehicle yet. Put the compact
spare tire
near you.
9. Use the wheel wrench to loosen the wheel nuts, but
don’t remove them.
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10. Raise the vehicle by rotating the wheel wrench
clockwise in the jack. Raise
the vehicle far enough
off the ground so there is enough room for the spare
tire to fit.
NOTICE:
Raising your vehicle with the jack improperly
positioned will damage the vehicle o'r 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.
11. Remove all the wheel nuts and take off the flat tire.
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12. Remove any rust or dirt from the wheel balts,
mounting surfaces and spare whelel. Place the spare
on the wheel mounting surface.
13. Replace the wheel nuts
with rounded
end of the
nuts toward the wheel.
Make sure each wheel
stud is centered in each
wheel hole while
tightening the nuts.
Tighten each nut by
hand until the wheel is
held against the hub.
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14. Lower the vehicle by rotating the wheel wrench
counterclockwise
on the jack. Lower the jack
completely.
15. Tighten the wheel nuts
firmly in a criss-cross
sequence.
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Don’t try to put the wheel cover on the compact spare
tire. It won’t fit. %ore the wheel cover in the trunk until
you have replaced the compact spare tire with a regular
tire.
I NOTICE:
Wheel covers won’t fit on your compact spare. Tf
you try to put a wheel cover on your compact
spare,
you could damage the cover or the spare.
When you reinstall the full size wheel and tire, you
install the wheel cover or nut caps at this point.
When reinstalling the full plastic wheel cover, align the
valve stem symbol (which is molded into the back side
of the cover) with the valve stem.
Start the nut cap by pushing it onto the lug nut with the
wheel wrench. Tighten the plastic caps snug using the
wheel wrench.
Then continue tightening 1/4 turn. Do
not overtighten.
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When re-installing the
decorative nut caps on
aluminum wheels,
tighten the caps snug
with the wheel wrench. Then continue
tightening
1/4 turn for
plastic caps, or
1/8 turn
for steel caps.
When re-installing the center cover,
do not use a
hammer or mallet,
as they could damage the cover.
16. Store the flat tire as far forward in the trunk as
possible. Store the jack and wheel wrench in their
compartment in the trunk. The
compact spare is for temporary use only. Replace
the compact spare tire with a full-size tire as soon
as you
can. See “Compact Spare Tire” later
in this section.
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