If you need to replace any of your wheels, wheel bolts orwheel nuts, replace them only with new GM originalequipment parts. This way, you will be sure to have theright wheel, wheel bolts, and wheel nuts for your vehicle.{CAUTION:Using the wrong replacement wheels, wheelbolts, or wheel nuts on your vehicle can bedangerous. It could affect the braking andhandling of your vehicle, make your tires loseair and make you lose control. You could havea collision in which you or others could beinjured. Always use the correct wheel, wheelbolts, and wheel nuts for replacement.Notice: The wrong wheel can also cause problemswith bearing life, brake cooling, speedometer orodometer calibration, headlamp aim, bumper height,vehicle ground clearance, and tire clearance tothe body and chassis.{CAUTION:Rust or dirt on a wheel, or on the parts towhich it is fastened, can make wheel nutsbecome loose after a time. The wheelcould come off and cause a crash. Whenyou change a wheel, remove any rust ordirt from places where the wheel attachesto the vehicle. In an emergency, you canuse a cloth or a paper towel to do this;but be sure to use a scraper or wire brushlater, if you need to, to get all the rust ordirt off.{CAUTION:Never use oil or grease on studs or the threadsof the wheel nuts. If you do, the wheel nutsmight come loose and the wheel could fall off,causing a crash.6-71
