1993 Pontiac Grand Am Owner's Manual - Page 239

1993 Pontiac Grand Am Manual

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Service & Appearance Care Tire Chains Wheel Replacement(CONT.) The wrong wheel can also cause problems with bearing life, brake cooling, speedometer/odometer calibration, headlight aim, bumper height, vehicle ground clearance, and tire or tire chain clearance to the body and chassis. Used Replacement Wheels Putting a used wheel on your L vehicleisdangerous. You csknowhowit'sbeenused or how many miles it's been driven. It -mid fail suddenly and cause an accident. If you have to replace a \wheel, use a new GM original I I If your Pontiac has P195/70R14, P195/65R15 or P205/55R16 size tires, don't use tire chains; they can damage your vehicle. If you have other tires, use tire chains only when you must. Use only SAE Class "S" type chains that are the proper size for your tires. Install themon the front tires and tighten them as tightly as possible with the ends securely fastened. Drive slowlv and follow the chain manufacturer's instructions. If you can h chains contacting your v stop and retighten them. If the contact continues, slow down until it stops. Driving too fast with chains on will damage your vehicle. r' ...2 3 8

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Service
&
Appearance Care
Tire
Chains
...
Wheel
Replacement
(CONT.)
The wrong
wheel
can
also
cause
problems
with
bearing
life,
brake
cooling,
speedometer/odometer
calibration,
headlight aim, bumper
height,
vehicle
ground
clearance,
and
tire or tire
chain
clearance
to
the body
and
chassis.
I
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Used
Replacement
Wheels
Putting
a
used
wheel on your
L
vehicle
is
dangerous.
You
I
cs know how
it’s been used
or
how
many
miles
it’s
been driven. It
-mid
fail
suddenly
and
cause
an
accident.
If you
have
to
replace
a
\wheel, use
a
new
GM
original
If
your
Pontiac
has
P195/70R14,
P195/65R15 or P205/55R16
size
tires, don’t
use tire
chains;
they
can
damage
your
vehicle.
If you
have other
tires,
use
tire
chains
only
when
you
must.
Use
only
SAE
Class
“S”
type
chains
that
are
the
proper
size
for
your
tires.
Install
them
on
the
front
tires
and
tighten
them
as
tightly
as
possible
with
the
ends
securely
fastened.
Drive
slowlv
and
follow
r’
the
chain
manufacturer’s
instructions.
If you
can
h
chains
contacting
your
v
stop
and
retighten
them.
If
the
contact
continues,
slow
down
until
it
stops.
Driving
too
fast
with
chains
on
will
damage
your
vehicle.