Chevrolet 2007 Avalanche, Owner'S Manual

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6. Remove any rust or
dirt from the wheel
bolts, mounting
surfaces, and spare
wheel.
7. Install the spare tire.
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CAUTION:
Never use oil or grease on studs or nuts.
If you do, the nuts might come loose.
Your wheel could fall off, causing a
serious accident.
8. Put the wheel nuts back on with the rounded
end of the nuts toward the wheel after
mounting the spare tire.
9. Tighten each wheel nut by hand. Then use
the wheel wrench to tighten the wheel nuts
until the wheel is held against the hub.
10. Turn the wheel wrench counterclockwise to
lower the vehicle. Lower the jack completely.
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CAUTION:
Incorrect wheel nuts or improperly
tightened wheel nuts can cause the wheel
to come loose and even come off. This
could lead to an accident. Be sure to use
the correct wheel nuts. If you have to
replace them, be sure to get new GM
original equipment wheel nuts. Stop
somewhere as soon as you can and have
the nuts tightened with a torque wrench
to the proper torque specification. See
Capacities and Specifications on page 566
for wheel nut torque specification.
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