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32 CADILLAC OPERATOR'S MANUAL<br />

EQUIPMENT 33<br />

Fipire 17a. Jack up the wheel until the<br />

tire clears the ground. Remove the dust<br />

cap and clamping nut from the valve stem.<br />

Remove the six rim clamps, unscrewing<br />

them with the brace wrench supplied in<br />

the tool kit.<br />

Fi'un lHa. Remove the hub cap with the<br />

wrench in the tool kit. Hub caps are<br />

marked with arrows showing the direction<br />

in which thev screw on and off'.<br />

Figure lib. Rotate the wheel until the<br />

valve stem is at the top, and pull the<br />

bottom of the rim awav from the wheel.<br />

Fif.'/rt lSb. lack up the axle until the<br />

weight of the car is off of the wheel, but<br />

with the tire still dragging. Loosen the<br />

cap screws around the wheel hub bv turning<br />

them in a counter-clockwise direction with<br />

the wrench. Then jack the wheel up<br />

further, remove the cap screws and take<br />

the wheel off of the hub.<br />

Fipire 17c. Then rotate the wheel until<br />

the valve stem approaches the bottom,<br />

when the rim and tire will roll free<br />

from the wheel and can be removed without<br />

lifting.<br />

Fiyirt lie. To mount a wheel, simplv set<br />

it up on the hub and start the cap screws<br />

by hand. Then tighten the screws with<br />

the wrench, but do not tighten them in<br />

rotation. After tightening one screw,<br />

tighten the screw directlv opposite.<br />

To mount a rim, rotate the wheel until the hole for the valve stem is in the position shown<br />

in the last illustration. Insert the valve stem and rotate the wheel, which will carry the rim<br />

with it, until the valve stem is at the top. Then push the lower part of the rim into place.<br />

Install the rim clamps over the rim and turn the nuts partly down. Go over the nuts again and<br />

tighten them firmly. Install the valve stem clamping nut and the dust cap. Be sure the clamping<br />

nut is tight.<br />

Fipire 17. Changing rims ..Standard wood wheels)<br />

F'i«n<br />

IS. Changing Wire Wheels

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