1997 Chevrolet Lumina Owner's Manual - Page 277

Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance The wheels on your vehicle were aligned and balanced carefully at the factory to give you the longest tirelife and best overall performance. Scheduled wheel alignment and wheelbalancing are not needed. However, if you notice unusual tire wear or your vehicle pullingone way or the other, thealignment may need tobe reset. If you notice your vehicle vibrating when drivingon a smooth road, your wheels may need tobe rebalanced. A [ON: Wheel Replacement Replace any wheel thatis bent, cracked, or badly rusted or corroded. If wheel nutskeep coming loose, the wheel, wheel boltsand wheel nuts should be replaced.If the wheel leaks air, replace (except some aluminum it wheels, whichcan sometimes be repaired). See your Chevrolet dealer if anyof these conditions exist. Your dealer will know the of wheel you need. kind Each new wheel shouldhave the same load-carrying capacity, diameter, width, offset and mounted the be same way as the one it replaces. If you need to replace any your wheels, wheel bolts of or wheel nuts, replace them only with new GM original equipment parts. This way, you will be sure to have the right wheel, wheel boltsand wheel nutsfor your Chevrolet model. Using the wrong replacement wheels, wheel bolts or wheel nuts on your vehicle can be dangerous. It could affectthe braking and handling your of vehicle, make your tires air and makeyou lose lose control. You could have acollision in which you or others could injured.Always use the be correct wheel, wheel bolts and wheel nuts for replacement. I NOTICE: The wrongwheel can also cause problems with bearing life, brake cooling, speedometer or odometer calibration, headlamp aim, bumper height, vehicle ground clearance and tire or tire chain clearance to the body and chassis. See "Changing a Flat Tire" in the Index for more information. I 6-45