Changing A Flat Tire; If You're Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice Or Snow - Chevrolet B7 2001 Owner's Manual

Changing a Flat Tire

Your truck, when new, included no tire changing
equipment and no place to store a tire in the vehicle.
Few drivers of these vehicles have the necessary
equipment aboard to be able to change a flat tire safely.
For example, you have to have a truck jack that can lift
several thousand pounds and a torque wrench that can
generate several hundred foot
of twisting force.
CAUTION:
If you try to put air back into a tire that has run
flat, or even a tire that was quite low on air, the
tire can have a sudden air
you to lose control of the vehicle and have a
serious crash. Don't refill a flat or very low tire
with air without first having the tire taken off the
wheel and checked for damage.
So if you're stopped somewhere by a flat or damaged
tire or wheel, you should get expert help. See "Roadside
Assistance" in the Index.
3-30
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pounds (newton meters)
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out. This could cause
CAUTION:
Your vehicle, when new, included no tire
changing equipment and no place to store a tire
in the vehicle. Special tools and procedures are
required if a tire needs to be serviced. If these
tools and procedures aren't used, you or others
could be injured or killed while trying to change
or service a truck tire.
If You're Stuck: In Sand, Mud,
Ice or Snow
In order to free your vehicle when it is stuck, you will
need to spin the wheels, but you don't want to spin
your wheels too fast. The method known as "rocking"
can help you get out when you're stuck, but you must
use caution.