Studebaker 1950 Commander User Manual

If you must change a fir .. .
I. IkC •• ,,: lI £ ill lC ja ck, set pa rking br.ake by depres sing bruk,' 1""lnl
Illlo! pllll i lll-:' u utw ll rd on pa rking brake handl e. On steep gracl.· ,
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it, " 11')< I,,· ILll vis able to block the front 01 ' rea r wh eels as an extrn
pl '\"" lution agains t ro llin g.
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OPI'It luggage compa rtment , re move luggage prot ect or plate and
un !i C, rew single lu g nut to free sp are w he el and t ire. RemoV(' jllck
buse,
jack handle, sp a re whee l and tire , and bumper j ack.
3. Place jac k bas e so that jac k lip wi ll cont act un de rs id e of bumpl'r
at outer edg e of the verticle bu mpe r ba r on th e fiat tire I'ick (If
the car . Also place base RO that it w ill be about one inch inwllrd
from t he outer cdgC' of the bumper.
4. Put the Jack mcchani ~ m lever in the UP position, Pla ce lip of jack
in con tact with the und erside of the !Jumper a gainst the o uter
ed ge of the vertical bump er bar .
5.
Use c hisel end of jack h andl e to remove hub cover. Then place chi sel
en d of j ack in the jack mechanis m an d j ac k up the car . NOT E-- If
tire to be changed is on a fron t wheel , j ack up only a few notche s
to
be sure jac k is secure, then star t w hee l l ug n uts loose before
cont inu ing the jacking up process. On rear whe els, th e pa r king
brake will ho ld the wheel so that the nuts can be loosened after
the car has been jacked up.
6. Raise ca r with ja ck u ntil wheel is free of th e r oad and c an rotate
fu ll circle. This is important to be su re you h ave enough clearanc e
to in st ali' spare.
7. On wheels on the lef t side of the car, the wheel lug nut s are left-
hand threaded. To remove the m, use the hexag on al wrench end
of the jack handle and tu rn the nuts clockwise. On wheels on the
right s ide of the ca r, the nu ts are removed by turn i ng t hem
co unter cloc kw ise. Nut s are installed by tur ning them in the direc-
tion oppo
site to th at used in removing the m.
8. L
ower jack by first plac ing j ac k mechanism lever in its DO WN
pos it ion and work the jack with th e handle in the same man ner
as w hen raisi ng car .
9. Re
pla ce to ols and spare in th is ord er: J ack shaft and mechamsm
go i nto the holder provided at th e right of the spare wheel well.
Jack mech anism mu st fi t snug again stl;>ul ge of tire to prevent
r attli ng. N ext inst all the s pare wheel and t ire , being sur e the
hinge d bolt co mes t hr ough the wh eel hub hole. Place retainer plate
over bolt and scr ew on the r etainer nut . Place luggage pr otector
plate in wh eel r im felloe. Wed ge j ack handle and jack base be tween
tir e and well. Put lug gage co mp art m ent lid handle in closed
position, lock ha ndle and Temo ve key, and close lid.
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Studebaker 1950 Commander Specifications

General

Brand	Studebaker
Model	1950 Commander
Category	Automobile
Language	English