clock PONTIAC GRAND PRIX 2003 Owner's Manual

8. Tighten the wheel nuts
firmly in a crisscross
sequence
as shown.
9. Reinstall the wheel trim. If the vehicle has plastic
caps tighten them
by hand. With a wheel wrench.
tighten the plastic caps an additional quarter
turn clockwise.
I ~ ‘ect whe-- x improper tig..-med
wheel
nuts can cause the wheel to come 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 new
GM original equipment wheel nuts.
Stop somewhere as soon as you can and have
the nuts tightened with
a torque wrench to the
proper torque specification. See ”Capacities
and Specifications” in the Index for wheel nut
torque specification.
Notice: Improperly tightened wheel nuts can lead
to brake pulsation and rotor damage.
To avoid
expensive brake repairs, evenly tighten the wheel
nuts in the proper sequence and to the proper
torque specification. See “Capacities and
Specifications”
in the index for the wheel nut
torque specification.
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