1997 Toyota Corolla Owners Manual - Page 143

-Removing wheel ornament -Loosening wheel nuts 3. Remove the wheel ornament. Skip this step if your vehicle is equipped with aluminum wheels. Pry off the wheel ornament, using the beveled end of the wheel nut wrench as shown. ! CAUTION Do not try to pull the ornament by hand. Take due care in handling the ornament to avoid unexpected personal injury. 4. Loosen all the wheel nuts. Always loosen the wheel nuts before raising the vehicle. The nuts turn counterclockwise to loosen. To get maximum leverage, fit the wrench to the nut so that the handle is on the right side, as shown above. Grab the wrench near the end of the handle and pull up on the handle. Be careful that the wrench does not slip off the nut. Do not remove the nuts yet-just unscrew them about one−half turn. 141