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Direction for Loosening
WheeJ
Lock
Nuts
CHANGING TIRES-In
chang-
ing
tires,
first loosen
the
nut and
clamp which hold the spare
tire
in place and remove the spare
tire from the compartment. It's a
good idea to get the spare out
before doing anything else.
1.
Set the hand
brake
securely (block front wheels
if
rear end
is
to
be
raised) and
remove the hub
cap.
Barely loosen the nuts
which hold the wheel in place, using
the
socket end
of
the jack
handle, The wheel nuts on the left
side of
the
car
loosen
by
turning
in
a
clockwise direction, and
those
on
the right side
by
turning in
a
counter-clockwise
direction. See illustration above.)
2,
Set the
small
lever
on
side
of
jack
to "UP" position
and place jack under the
bumper, in vertical position, about
18'
from center on front bumper
or
24'
from
center on rear bumper.
Pump jack handle until tire
is clear of the
road.
NOTE:
If
the lifter
on
the jack
is
too
high
on
the
stand to slip under
the
bumper,
set
.
the
small
lever on side of
lifter to "DOWN"
position,
lift up on
the socket
handle and
slide
the lifter
down.
3. Tum
off
the nuts
which
hold
the wheel
in
place, using the
socket
end
of
the
jack handle. Slide wheel
from
hub
and
replace with
spare,
replacing
the nuts. Tighten the hub nuts
all
around gradually.
4. To lower the
car, set
the
small
lever
on side
of lifter to
"DOWN"
position,
lower
the
jack
and tighten the hub nuts with the
wheel
on the
ground.
Replace the
hub cap. Although
you
may never need to
use your
jack,
it
might be a good idea
to try
it
out
at your
convenience
by going through
th~
above instructions.
5. Replace tools in trunk. (See page 12.)
REMOVING AND REPLACING REAR FENDER
PANELS-
The
rear
fender panel is removed by lilting the locking lever (located at
the
bottom center of
the
panel) up and in towards the wheel
to
dis-
engage
the
lever from
the
panel.
Then pull
down and out rotating
the lever
until
it
is straight out from
the
panel.
Pull lever
down to
disengage
the top
of
the panel
from the fender
.
Pull the
top
of
the
panel out and disengage the panel from the end hook hangers.
Rear fender panels are
replaced
by placing
the
panel on the end
hook
hangers, fitting
the top
of
the
panel against the fender
and
lifting
the
lever up as far
as
it will go.
Then
rotate the locking lever
in
towards the
wheel and reset the locking lever.
TIRE
BALANCE-
Tires
are
marked
at the factory with a red mark
on
the
sidewall near the
bead
denoting
the light
paint of
the
casing.
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