1993 Chevrolet Lumina Owner's Manual - Page 232

1993 Chevrolet Lumina Manual

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Service & Appearance Care Temperature-A, B, C (CONT.) Warning: The temperaturegrade for this tireis established for a tire that is properly inflated and notoverloaded. Excessive speed, underinflation, or excessive loading,either separately or in combination, can cause heat buildup and possible tire failure. Those gradesare molded on the sidewalls of passenger cartires. While the tires available as standard or optional equipmenton General Motors vehicles may vary with respect these to grades, all such tires meet General Motors performance standards and have been approved for on General use Motors vehicles.All passenger type (P Metric) tires must conform to Federal safety requirementsin addition to these grades. Replace any wheel is bent, cracked that I or badly rusted. If wheel nuts keep The wheels on your vehicle were coming loose,the wheel, wheel bolts, aligned and balanced carefully at the and wheelnuts should be replaced. If factory to give you the longest tire life the wheel leaks airout, replace it and best overall performance. (except some aluminum wheels, which In most cases,you will not need to have can sometimes berepaired). See your your wheels aligned again. However, if Chevrolet dealerif any of these you notice unusual tire wear or your conditions exist.Your dealer will know I vehicle pulling one way or the other, the the kind of wheel you need. alignment may need to be reset. If you Each new wheel should have same the notice ycur vehicle vibrating when diameter, width, driving on a smooth road, your wheels load carrying capacity, offset, andbe mounted the same wayas may need to be rebalanced. the one it replaces. If you need to replace anyof your wheels, wheel bolts, or wheel nuts, replace them only with GM new original equipmentparts. This way, you will besure to have the right wheels, wheel bolts, and wheel for your nuts Chevrolet model. Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance Wheel Replacement 230

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Service
&
Appearance
Care
Temperature-A,
B,
C
(CONT.)
Warning:
The
temperature grade for
this
tire
is established for a tire that is
properly inflated and
not overloaded.
Excessive speed,
underinflation,
or
excessive
loading, either separately or
in combination, can
cause
heat
buildup and possible tire failure.
Those
gradesare molded on
the
sidewalls of passenger
car tires.
While the tires available as standard or
optional
equipment on General
Motors
vehicles
may
vary
with
respect
to these
grades,
all such tires meet
General
Motors
performance standards and
have
been
approved
for
use on
General
Motors
vehicles. All passenger
type
(P
Metric)
tires
must
conform
to
Federal
safety
requirements
in addition
to these grades.
230
Wheel
Alignment
and
Tire
Balance
The
wheels
on
your
vehicle
were
aligned and balanced
carefully at
the
factory to give
you the longest tire life
and
best
overall
performance.
In most
cases, you
will
not need to have
your
wheels
aligned
again.
However,
if
you notice unusual tire wear or your
vehicle
pulling one way or the other, the
alignment may need to be reset. If you
notice ycur vehicle
vibrating
when
driving on a smooth
road,
your
wheels
may
need to be rebalanced.
Wheel
Replacement
Replace
any
wheel
that is bent, cracked
or
badly rusted. If wheel nuts keep
I
coming
loose,
the wheel,
wheel
bolts,
and
wheel nuts should be
replaced.
If
the wheel
leaks
air out, replace
it
(except
some
aluminum
wheels,
which
can sometimes
be repaired). See
your
Chevrolet
dealer
if any
of
these
conditions exist.Your dealer will know
I
the kind of wheel
you
need.
Each
new
wheel
should
have
the same
load
carrying
capacity, diameter, width,
offset,
andbe mounted the same
way
as
the one it replaces.
If you
need to replace
any
of
your
wheels,
wheel
bolts,
or
wheel
nuts,
replace
them
only
with
new
GM
original
equipment parts. This
way,
you
will
be sure to have the right
wheels,
wheel
bolts,
and
wheel
nuts for
your
Chevrolet
model.