333 . . .––––Section 4■ WHEELSWheel Alignment and TireBalancingIf there is unusual tire wear or if thevehicle pulls one way or the other,the alignment may need to bereset.If the vehicle vibrates when youare driving on a smooth road, thewheels may need to be balanced.Wheel ReplacementReplace any wheel that is bent,cracked, or badly rusted orcorroded. If wheel nuts keepcoming loose, the wheel, wheelnuts and wheel bolts should bereplaced.While some aluminum wheels canbe repaired, other types of wheelsshould be replaced if they leak air.Use only new, GM originalequipment. See your dealer forassistance.CAUTIONUsing the wrong replacementparts could be dangerous. Itcould affect the braking andhandling of your vehicle. Youcould lose control of the vehicleand you or others may beinjured.NOTICEThe wrong wheel can causeproblems with bearing life,brake cooling, speedometer orodometer calibration, headlightaim, bumper height, vehicleground clearance and tire ortire chain clearance to the bodyand chassis.CAUTIONPutting a used wheel on thevehicle is dangerous.You would not know how thewheel had been used or howmany miles it had been driven.The wheel could fail suddenly,causing a crash.AKENG44_Escalade Page 333 Wednesday, July 16, 2008 12:22 PM
