1997 Chevrolet S10 Pickup Owner's Manual - Page 229

I Storing .aF1i or Spare .Tireand To& ' CAUTION: Incorrect wheel nuts or imprdperly tightened wheel nuts can cause th,e-wheel to become loose and-even comeaff. This. could lead to 'an accident. Storing a jack, a tire or other equipmentIn the passenger .compartment the vehicle could of F k swe'to use the corre-ctwhee1 nuts. If p u have cause injury. .r.,suddenstop -orcollision, loose In to .iiep-lsrC.e them, be sure. get 'new GM origin.al to equipment, could strike smneome. Stote all these equipment wheel nuts. in the properplace. Stop somewhere as soon as you can and have the nuts tightened with a torque wpsnch to 95 lb-ft (I30 Nmj. A I NOTICE: Improperly tiightened wheel nuts:can lead to . . brake- pulsatian-andr.otordamage. To avoid expe-nsivebrake repairs; evenly tighten the wheel nuts in the propersequence and to the proper tGrque s p e ~ ~ c i t i g n . Don't use the existing hoist store a tire with an to ,aluminum wheel or it could &amagethe wheel. Secure. the tire in p i c h p bed. the Follow this diagram to store the underbody -mounted spare.