Jacking; Stowage Of Tire And Jack; Wheel Nut Torque; Spare Tire - Chevrolet El Camino 1983 Owner's Manual

JACKING
CAtmON
To help .avoid personal ir4ury:
• Fo11ov.: aI"j a cldng:
aiid
siowa~, . i~ionS.
• Use
j~
only fOr , lifting" tbia' vehicle " during wheel-change. . .
• Never
get_
beneatn "_ lhe vehicle,_ start or run engine--while 'vehicle
is
supported
by
jack;,
~_
• -
Alwa~·.sec. u ;ely,
res. t ow
spare
tire~~or. n~
tire)
~ ,all
jacking eql,lipment.
Stowage
of
-Tire and Jack
CAUTION; AlWIYS
~ureIy
r.-tow .
the 'fMI'e 'tirellMmbty (or, n", tire), III jlckil1i
equipment,
.nd any eavera or
doot:l, 1,111"" 1!1e
m .. n,
provklld.
TN,
WIll
n,ll»
keiII)
IUCh
thingS
troni
being thrown .tlolitlnd injuritlg 'v.hlcle
Oceupi.nts
during:. accldant or I
-wdderi m_liver.
'-o!
WHEEL NUT TORQUE -
CAUTION:
As
MIOn .. possible
after
1Mtailing a wheel, !lllve • ledInlcl.n
tlghtett
wheel nuts with. torque WfWICh to thl IIp8CiftClltions shoWn in "SpeciftcIIIlona," SecIIon
. -7
Of
thl1lll'llllWa l.
.
• 2
•
4
'
.
_ CAUTION: Wheel
nuts
.tIould
betlghhlned
evenly
to
the
CQl'recl torque In
t he
nujnerleal lequence shown. Never UM -oil or
gril...
on' studs or
nub.
llf111"OP11rty
-tightened __ I nub COwd eventual';'
allOw
the
wheel 10
~off
wMe the- vehicle is
moving,
ponibly CIIU11n9 JotiI ofconlrO(-Ir1d/or
per.onal -InJury
Of
d __
ge.
(Alto _
the" " Aepllcem.nt F
.. t . . .
~"
«-ution in " Se"rvlc:e .I)d . .
t~.nce,"
Sectlon,5, of thl.
,lTUInu.' I'8g8I'ctlng 1he ,ct • ...., 01 mlKlng
metric .nd tUtulm.ry ru"nerL
And, . . the
'-' IMpection
.nd ' Rot8tion"
C.utionundK"n' , .."
In
the __
~tloft tegIIrdlng the
-
Importflnce 01 obt8ining
goOcimet.l-lo-m8t8I
contact.)
. Spar. lire
At least monthly, "
c~~~ '
the spa;.e:·
ti~
to be"
sure
that
it is
st~
-securely anet properly-Inflated •. See "Inflation Pr9$ure" in Section 5 of
_ t his
manual to learn what pressure to use.
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