Stowage Instructions - Chevrolet El Camino 1983 Owner's Manual

JACKING INSTRUCTIONS
WHENEVER A WHEEL IS CHANGED, ALWAYS REMOVE ANY
CORROS ION TH AT MAY BE PRESENT ON INSIDE OF WHEEL
AND WHEEL MOUNTING SURFACE ON VEHICLE.
1. PARK ON A LEVEL SUR FAC E AND SET PARKING BRAKE
FIRMl V.
2. SEl·AUTOMATICTRAN$MISSIDN IN "PARK" IMANUAL -
TRANSMISSION. IN
R'NER!;E).
3. TURN ON TH E HAZARD WARNING FLASHER.
4. REM OVE JACKING TOOLS AND SPARE TIRE FROM
$TOWAGE AREA.
5, Bl QCK FRONT AND REAR OF WHEEL DIAGONALLY
o PPOSI:re WHE EL BEING REMOVED BEFORE OPERATING
,JACK.
6' , LOOSEN, SUT 0'0 NoT REMOVE WH EE L NUTS BY TURN·
ING WRENCH COUNTERC LOCKW1SE .IIF eOUIPf'ED WITH
CHROME CAPPED WH, E EL NUTS, NUTS MAY BE DAMA(J ED
IF WHEEL NUT WRENCH IS-NOT FUtl Y SEATED ON NUT).
7. PLACE LEV ER IN "UP'" POSITION AND PLACE JAC K UNDER
FRAME HOLE NEAREST WHEEL BEING REMOVED .
. 8. RAISE JACK UNTIL LOAD PAD FITS INTO FRAME HOlE,.
9."
OPERATE JACK WITH SLOW, SMOOTH MonON. USING
HAN D OR fOOT TO PUMP HANDLE.
10.
RAISE V EHICLE
so
AN INfLATED TIRE WILL JUST CLEAR
SUR.FAC E. REMOVE NUTS a. WH.EE L. .
11 •.
INSTALL WHEEL AND REPLACE WHEEL NUTS WITH OONE
SHAPED END TOWARO WHEe L , TH EN SLIGHTLY TIGffTeN
EACH
~UT.
WHEEL MUST BE .S.EATEDON Hua, .
12. PLACE U V ER IN "DOWN" POSITIDN .
13.
LOWER V EHICLE, ANO f UL L YTIGHTEN WHEEL N U. T S IN A
CRISS-CROSS SEQUENCE BY TURNING WRENCH CLOCI(·
WIS E.
1"4.
JACK RATCHET MECHANISM SHOULD BE OILED AfTER '
EACH
use. .
S,TOWAGE .INSTRUCTIONS
3-6
'~IPosm OI .
CHI SEL END
OF WRENCH
BETWEEN
LIFT
ARMS.