Specifications

1979 Volvo 264 265
● Maintain correct tire pressure.
● Drive smoothly: avoid fast starts, hard braking and tire screeching.
● Tire wear increases with speed.
● Do not change wheel location unless necessary.
● Correct front wheel alignment is very important.
● Unbalanced wheels impair tire economy and driving comfort.
● Hitting curbs can damage the tires permanently.
pg. 68 Wheel changing
Changing a wheel
Spare wheel, jack and tool kit are stowed to the left in the trunk. Apply the parking brake, engage first or
reverse gear (for automatic transmission use position P). Chock the wheels standing on the ground. Use
the screw driver in the tool kit to loosen the wheel cap.
Removal
Use the wrench to loosen the wheel nuts 1/2-1 turn. Turn counterclockwise to loosen.
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