Removing The Flat Tire And Installing The Spare Tire - Pontiac 2004 Sunfire Owner's Manual

Removing the Flat Tire and Installing
the Spare Tire
1. If your vehicle is equipped with wheel covers, use
the wheel wrench to begin loosening the plastic
wheel nut caps. Then you can finish loosening them
with your fingers. Using the flat end of the wheel
wrench, pry along the edge of the wheel cover until
it comes off.
2. Use the wheel wrench to loosen all the wheel nuts.
Don't remove them yet.
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3. Near each wheel well is a notch in the frame which
the jack head fits in. The front notch is 9 inches
(23 cm) back from the front wheel well. The rear
notch is 8 inches (20 cm) forward from the rear wheel
well. As is shown by the diagram, if your vehicle has
flared side moldings, both front and rear notches are
18 inches (46 cm) from the wheel wells.
Position the jack and raise the jack head until it fits
firmly into the notch in the vehicle's frame nearest
the flat tire. Put the compact spare tire near you.