Cadillac 1937 LaSalle VVI Information page 36

eels and Tires
Jack Pads—To facilitate raising the car when a tire is
flat, the car is fitted with special pads in accessible positions
near the front and rear wheels. The jack must be placed
under the pad and the car jacked up only high enough to
clear an inflated tire; otherwise, difficulty may be encount-
ered in removing the wheel.
Changing Wheels—Remove the hub cap by prying off
with a screw driver. On cars fitted with wheel discs, the
cap and disc are integral and are pried off with a special
right angle tool. Remove the mounting bolts around the
hub. Before taking the wheel off the hub, turn the wheel
and hub so that the mounting stud, which is located between
two of the bolt holes, is at the top. The wheel must then
be lifted partially off the hub and swung so that the front
side is brought forward, after which the wheel can be rolled
out from under the fender toward the rear.
When reinstalling a wheel, roll it in under the fender from
the rear and lift it up on
to the hub, hanging it on
the mounting stud and
then inserting the mount-
ing bolts. Do not tighten
the bolts in rotation;
after tightening one bolt,
tighten the one opposite.
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Wheel Bearing Adjustment—The only service opera-
tion regularly required by the wheels is lubrication and re-
adjustment of the front wheel bearings each 5,000 miles, as
provided in the lubrication schedule.' To perform this
operation:
Remove bearings, thoroughly clean out old grease and
dry.
Coat bearings completely with a thin coating of wheel
bearing grease, and reassemble hubs and bearings on spindle.
Using a wrench with an 8-inch handle, tighten adjusting
nut with one hand while rotating wheel hub to seat all parts.
Back off adjusting nut 1/12 of a turn and, if the slots line
up, insert cotter pin. Otherwise, back off nut until cotter
pin can be inserted.
Tires—Tire inflation pressures and procedure are given
in detail on page 11.
The life of all four tires may be increased considerably
by interchanging them at regular intervals of 4,000 miles.
T h e right front tire
should be interchanged
with the left rear and the
left front with the right
rear. This will subject
all tires to equal amounts
of all types of wear, and
thus increase their useful
life.
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