Tire Repair; Compact Spare Tire Replacement; Tire Mounting And Dismounting - GMC chevrolet camaro 2000 Service Manual

3-68 Tires and Wheels
Tire Repair
There are many different materials and techniques on
the market used in order to repair tires. Not all of
the materials and techniques work on some types of
tires. Tire manufacturers have published detailed
instructions on how and when to repair tires. Obtain
the instructions from the manufacturer. Do not
repair the compact spare tire.
Compact Spare Tire Replacement
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Caution: To avoid serious personal injury, do not
stand over tire when inflating. The bead may
break when the bead snaps over the safety hump.
Do not exceed 275 kPa (40 psi) pressure when
inflating any tire if beads are not seated. If
275 kPa (40 psi) pressure will not seat the beads,
deflate, relubricate the beads and reinflate.
Overinflation may cause the bead to break and
cause serious personal injury. ·
Notice: The compact spare wheel should not be used
with standard tires, snow tires, wheel covers or trim
rings. If such use is attempted, damage to these items
or other parts of the vehicle may occur. The compact
spare should be used only on vehicles that offer it
as original equipment.
Notice: Do not take the vehicle through an automatic
car wash with the compact spare installed. The vehicle
may get caught, which could result in property damage.
Important: Use of the compact spare may result in
activating a wheel sensor fault code.
Measure the compact spare inflation pressure
periodically and maintain the inflation pressure at
420 kPa (60 psi). You can mount or dismount the tire
from the wheel using present tire-changing equipment
procedures.
Suspension
Tire Mounting and Dismounting
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Use a tire changing machine in order to mount or
dismount tires. Follow the equipment manufacturer's
instructions. Do not use hand fools or tire irons to
change the tire as they may damage the tire beads,
wheel rim or flanges.
Notice: Damage to either the tire bead or the wheel
mounting holes can result from the use of improper
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wheel.attachment or tire mounting procedures. It takes (
up to 70 seconds for all of the air to completely exhaust
from a large tire. Failure to follow the proper procedures
could cause the tire changer to put enough force on the
tire to bend the wheel at the mounting surface. Such
damage may result in vibration and/or shimmy, and
under severe usage lead to wheel cracking. ·
Important: Do not lubricate the tire beads or wheel
rim with the lubricant containing silicone. Silicone
will allow the tire to rotate on the wheel rim, throwing
the tire and wheel out of balance.
Clean the rim bead seats with a wire brush or a coarse
steel wool to remove old rubber and light rust or
corrosion. Before mounting or dismounting a tire, the
bead area should be well-lubricated with GM
P/N 9985555 (50% lubricant and 50% water) or
equivalent.
Caution: To avoid serious personal injury, do not
stand over tire when inflating. The bead may break
when the bead snaps over the safety hump. Do not
exceed 220 kPa (32 psi) pressure when inflating any
tire if beads are not seated. If 220 kPa (32 psi)
pressure will not seat the beads, deflate, relubricate
the beads and reinflate. Overinflation may cause the
bead to break and cause serious personal injury.
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