Pontiac 2003 Bonneville Owner's Manual page 338

11. Tighten the wheel nuts
firmly in a crisscross
sequence.
Incorrect wheel nuts or improperly tightened
wheel nuts can cause the wheel to come loose
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.
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and even come off. This could lead to an
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.
12. Don't try to put the wheel cover on the compact
spare tire. It won't fit. Store the wheel cover in
the trunk until you have replaced the compact spare
tire with a regular tire.
Notice: Wheel covers won't fit on your compact
spare. If 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 nut caps on aluminum wheels,
continue tightening one-quarter turn for plastic caps,
or one-eighth turn for steel caps. Do not overtighten.
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