Chevrolet Avalanche 2004 Owner's Manual page 466

CAUTION:
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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.
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5. Remove any rust or dirt
from the wheel bolts,
mounting surfaces
and spare wheel.
6. After mounting the
spare, put the wheel
nuts back on with the
rounded end of the nuts
toward the wheel.
Tighten each wheel nut
by hand. Then use the
wheel wrench until the
wheel is held against
the hub.