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Chevrolet 1997 S10 Owner's Manual page 229

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Incorrect wheel nuts or imprdperly tightened
wheel
nuts
can
cause th,e-wheel to become loose
and-even comeaff. This. could lead to 'an accident.
F k
swe'to use the corre-ct whee1 nuts. If
p u
have
to
.iiep-lsrC.e
them,
be sure. to get 'new GM origin.al
equipment wheel nuts.
Stop
somewhere
as soon as you can
and have the
nuts
tightened
with a
torque
wpsnch to
95
lb-ft
(I30
Nmj.
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NOTICE:
Improperly
.
.
tiightened wheel nuts: can lead to
brake
-
pulsatian-and r.otor
damage. To
avoid
expe-nsive brake
repairs;
evenly tighten the wheel
nuts in
the proper sequence and to the proper
tGrque s p e ~ ~ c i t i g n .
Storing
.a
F1i
'
or Spare .Tire and To&
A
CAUTION:
Storing
a
jack,
a
tire
or
other equipment
In the
passenger .compartment of the vehicle
could
cause injury. In .r.,sudden stop
-or
collision,
loose
equipment, could strike smneome. Stote all these
in the proper place.
Don't use the existing hoist
to
store
a tire
with
an
,aluminum wheel or it could &amage the wheel.
Secure. the tire in the
p i c h p bed.
Follow this diagram to store the underbody
-mounted
spare.

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