1998 Buick Park Avenue Owner's Manual - Page 264

The followingsteps are necessaryif you have the dloy (alu~num) wheel with a center cover conceals the that wheel nuts. 2. If your vehicle has this a l u h u m wheel, you may have plastic wheel nut caps. Use the wheel nut wrench to remove the wheel nut caps anad to loosen the wheel nuts. 3. When reinstalling the decorativenut caps, tighten the caps snugly with the wheel wrench, thencontinue one-eighth of a turn for steel caps and one-quarter of a turn €or plastic caps. It is not required to remove the center cover on this wheel; however, i€ it should be necessary, it should be removed h m the back side by pushing out with a blunt tool and not pried off from thefront. 1. Insert the flat endof the wheelwrench in the notch and pry off the centercover. DQnot drop the coverQP lay it face down,as it could be scratched or damaged. When reinstalling the cap, there is a plastic alignment pin which must be aligned with the notch in the wheel to assure properinstallation. 4. After the wheel is put back on thevehicle, replace the cover. Applypressure aroundthe edge of the cover to snap it in place. Do not use a hammer or mallet to instdl the cover.