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TIRE
PRESSURE-Tire pressures should be checked when the tires are cold
and
all tires should be inflated to
24
po
unds pressure
on
the front
and
22
pounds
pressure
on
the rear.
It
should be
remembered
that
it
is
normal
for tires to
build up 3 to 4
pounds
pressure during operation; therefore,
if
tires are
checked
and
found to be high while warm, do not remove any air.
ROTATING
TIRES-Rotating
is
recommended
every
5,000
miles.
The
chart
, to
the
right,
illustrates
the
recommended
sequence for rotating tires.
CHANGING
TIRES-In
the event it
is
necessary to change a tire, the following
procedure is suggested:
1.
Set the
hand
brake.
2.
In
the
event
it
is
a
rear
tire, remove the fender panel to clear lugs
at
the
top
edge.
If
terrain
or
curbs prevent access to bolt, it may be neces-
sary to
flrst raise
car
with
jack
(see step
5).
3.
Using the flattened
end
of
the lug wrench, remove hub caps
or
wheel
discs.
4.
Loosen
the
flve wheel
attaching
nuts
approximately
one
turn.
The
lluts
are
loosened
on
the right
hand
side
of
car
by
turning
counter-
clockwise
and
on
the left
hand
side
of
car by turning clockwise.
5. Raise the
car
with the
bumper
jack
as follows:
a. Assemble
the
jack
to the
jack
base.
b.
Locate
the
projecting
lug
on
the
jack
lift
pad
in
the
left
or
right
notch
provided
on
the underside
of
both
front
and
rear
bumpers.
For
your convenience, these instructions also
appear
on
underside
of
your
trunk
lid.
c.
Set
the
small
lever
on
the
side
of
the
jack
to
"up"
position
. Use
the lug wrench as a
handle
to
operate
jack
to raise car.
6.
Remove the flve wheel attaching nuts
and
change wheel
and
tire.
7.
Install the flve wheel attaching nuts
and
tighten.
8.
To
lower car, set
the
small lever
of
the
jack
in the
"down"
position
and
operate the
handle
as in raising.
9. Recheck tightness
of
wheel attaching nuts.
10
. Install
hub
cap
or
wheel disc
and
fender panel.
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