1998 Chevrolet Camaro Owner's Manual - Page 308

1998 Chevrolet Camaro Manual

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Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance The wheels on your vehicle were aligned and balanced carefully at the factory give you the longesttire life to and best overall performance. Scheduled wheel alignment and wheel balancing are not needed. However, if you notice unusual wear or tire your vehicle pullingone way or the other, the alignment may need to be reset. If you notice your vehicle vibrating when driving on a smooth road, your wheels may need to be rebalanced. Each new wheel should have thesame load-carrying capacity, diameter, width, offset and be mounted the same way as the it replaces. one If you need to replace anyof your wheels, wheel bolts or wheel nuts, replace them only with new original GM equipment parts. This way, will be sure to have the you right wheel, wheel bolts and wheel nuts your for Chevrolet model. Wheel Replacement Replace any wheel that bent, cracked, or badly rusted is or corroded. Ifwheelnutskeer>coming.loose.thewheel. wheel bolts and wheel nuts h h d be &placed. If the s wheel leaks air, replace (except some aluminum it wheels, whichcan sometimes be repaired). See your dealer if any of these conditions exist. of Your dealer will know the kind wheel you need. I Using the wrong replacement wheels, wheel bolts orwheelnutsonyourvehiclecanbedangerous. It could affect the braking and handling of your vehicle, make your tires lose air and make you lose control.You could have a collision which in you or others could be injured. Always use the correct wheel, wheel bolts and wheel nuts for replacement. I 6-50

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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.
Scheduled
wheel
alignment
and
wheel
balancing
are
not
needed.
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
your
vehicle
vibrating
when
driving
on
a
smooth
road,
your
wheels
may
need to be
rebalanced.
Wheel
Replacement
Each
new
wheel
should
have
the
same
load-carrying
capacity,
diameter,
width,
offset
and
be
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
wheel,
wheel
bolts
and
wheel
nuts
for your
Chevrolet
model.
Replace
any
wheel
that
is bent,
cracked, or badly
rusted
or corroded.
If wheel nuts keer> coming. loose. the wheel.
or wheel nuts on your vehicle can be dangerous.
I
I
Using
the
wrong
replacement
wheels,
wheel
bolts
wheel
bolts
and
wheel
nuts
s
h
h
d
be &placed.
If
the
wheel
leaks
air,
replace
it (except
some
aluminum
wheels,
which can sometimes be repaired). See your
dealer if any
of
these
conditions
exist.
Your dealer
will
know
the
kind
of
wheel
you
need.
It
could
affect
the
braking
and
handling
of
your
vehicle,
make
your
tires
lose
air
and
make
you
lose
control. You could
have
a
collision
in which
you
or
others
could
be
injured.
Always
use
the
correct
wheel,
wheel
bolts
and
wheel
nuts
for
replacement.
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