Removing The Flat Tire And Installing The Spare Tire - Chevrolet Uplander Owner's Manual

Removing the Flat Tire and
Installing the Spare Tire
If the wheel has a center cap, use the handle of the
folding wrench to pry it off. Then, with the other end of
the folding wrench, loosen the nuts.
If your vehicle has the plastic bolt-on wheel covers,
loosen the bolts completely using the folding wrench,
and remove the wheel cover.
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Once the center cap and/or wheel cover are removed,
use the following steps to remove the flat tire and install
the spare tire.
For wheels equipped with a wheel lock key, use
the wheel lock key between the lock nut and folding
wrench. The key is supplied in the front passenger
door pocket.
Notice: If your vehicle has wheel locks and you
use an impact wrench to remove the wheel nuts,
you could damage the lock nut or wheel lock key.
Do not use an impact wrench to remove the
wheel nuts if your vehicle has wheel locks.
Notice: If you use a jack to raise the vehicle without
positioning it correctly, you could damage your
vehicle. When raising your vehicle on a jack, avoid
contact with the rear axle control arms.
1. Loosen the wheel
nuts — but do not
remove them — using
the folding wrench.
Turn the handle
counterclockwise about
180 degrees, then
flip the handle back to
the starting position.
This avoids taking
the wrench off the
lug nut for each turn.