1935 Cadillac - GM Heritage Center

Spare Wheel Carrier
Three tvpes of spare wheel
carriers .ire used on the
various model Cadillac cars;
.in external rear carrier of
conventional tvpe, .1 rear
carrier in a special enclosed
compartment, and fcnderwcll
carriers.
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To remove a spare wheel
from an external rear carrier
or a fendcrwell, snap the hub
cap off, then unlock and remove
the lock from the bolt are accessible after the lock has been re­
Fig. 20. The holt head and wheel clamp
head, after which the bolt moved.
and clamp can be removed
and the wheel taken olF the carrier or out of the fendcrwell.
To reinstall a spare wheel, set it firmly against the wheel support
and inst: ill the clamp and bolt, tightening the bolt securely.
Then install the lock over the bolt head, making sure that the
lock plunger enters the groove, and snap the hub cap in place.
Fit 21. The snare wheel can be lifted
out of the fenderwell after removing
the lock the bolt and the clamp.
Fig. 22. The spare wheel in the
compartment is clamped to the support
with the same type of bolt and clamp.
The rear carrier in the compartment is operated in the same
manner as the external rear carrier except that a hub cap and lock
are not used, as the entire compartment can be locked. Always
keep this compartment locked, as it contains the total equipment
as well as the spare wheel.
Changing Wheels
If a fully inflated spare tire is always carried, it is only necessary,
in case of tire trouble, to remove the wheel with the flat tire
and install the spare wheel in its place. Illustrated directions for
performing this work are given below.
Fig. 25a. Set the hand brake
lever to prevent the car from rolling.
Put the jack under the jack pad and
jack up the car until an inflated tire
would be about 2 inches above the
road. Remove the hubcap by snapping
it off. Loosen the nu ts around
the wheel hub by turning them in a
counter clockwise direction with
the wrench. Remove the nuts and
lift the wheel off of the hub. Then
swing the front end of the wheel
inward and the wheel can be rolled
back and out from under the fender.
Fig. lib. To remount the wheel,
roll it in under the fender in the re-
\ erse of the manner of rolling it out,
set it up on the hub and start the
nuts by hand; then tighten the nuts
with the wrench, but not in rotation.
After tightening one nut,
tighten the nut directly opposite
until all have been securely drawn
up.
In drawing up the nuts to the
last turn, a slight alternate increase
and decrease in resistance may
be noticed which simply indicates
that the locking feature is taking
effect. After all the nuts have been
tightened, they should again be
tried to make sure that none has
been resting on a high point without
being sufficiently tight.
Install the hub cap and lower the
jack.
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