1997 Buick Park Avenue Owner's Manual - Page 253

2. If your vehicle has this aluminum wheel, you may have plastic wheel nut caps. Use the wheel nut wrench to remove the wheel nut caps and to loosen the wheel nuts. Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tire 1. Use the wheel wrench to loosen the wheel nuts, but don't remove them yet. 2. The jackhas a bolt at the end. Attach the wheel wrench to the bolt to create a jack handle. 3. When reinstalling the decorative nut caps, tighten the caps snugly with the wheel wrench, then continue one-eighth of a turn rotation for steel caps and one-quarter of a turn rotation for plastic caps. It is not required to remove the center cover on this wheel; however, if it should be necessary, it should be removed from the back side by pushing out with a blunt tool and not pried off from the front. When reinstalling the cap, there is a plastic alignment pin which must be aligned with the notch in the wheel to assure proper installation. 4. When replacing the cover after the wheel is put back on the vehicle, do not use a hammer or mallet to install the cover. 5-25