1996 Pontiac Grand Am Owner's Manual - Page 218

10. Tighten the wheel. nuts firmly in a criss-cross sequence, as shown. I NOTICE: Improperly tightened wheel nuts canlead to brake pulsation and rotor damage. To avoid expensive brake repairs, evenly tighten the wheel nuts in the propersequence and to the proper torque specifications. 5-28 Don't itry to put a wheel coveron your compact spare tire. It won't fit. Store the wheel cover and plastic cap nuts in the trunk until you havethe flat tire repaired o r replaced... Incorrect wheel nuts or improperly tightened wheel nuts can cause the wheel to become loose and even comeoff. This could lead to an accident. Be sure to use the correctwheel nuts. If you have to replace them, be sure to get new GM original equipment wheel nuts. Stop somewhere as soon as you can.and have the nuts tightened with a torque wrench to I00 Ib-ft (140 N-m). NOTICE: ~ Wheel covers won't,fit on your compact spare. If you try to put a wheel cover on your compact spare, you could damwe the cover or the spare. ~~