Specifications
Go
by the Gauge
Regular
attention
will
extend the
life
of
your
tires and help you avoid emergency
repairs. Have your tire
pressure
checked
once each week. Be
sure
the front wheels
are kept in alignment. Have all tires
interchanged regularly.
RECOMMENDED
TIRE
PRESSURES
No.
Pressure
Series
Tire
Size
Plies
Fronf
Rear
47-61
7:00 x 15
4
28 lbs.
28 lbs.
47-62
7:00 x 15
4
28 lbs.
28 lbs.
47-60S
7:00 x 15 4
28 lbs.
28 lbs.
47-7S
7:50 x 16
6
24 lbs.
32 lbs.
your
their
Remember
Your
Spare
Your
spare
tire is intended for regular
use. Do not forget this. Have your
spare
mounted on the right rear between 4,000
and 5,000 miles; at the
same
time move
rear tires to front, placing them on sides
opposite to their
original
rear position.
Move
right front tire to left
rear.
Rotate
five
tires in this manner after every 4,000 miles to increase
service
life.
Changing
Wheels
When
a flat tire requires emergency wheel changing,
follow
the
procedure below exactly:
1—Make
sure
hand brake is set, and then block the opposite wheel.
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2
-Place
jack directly under bumper adjacent to the center side of the
rear bumper guard or the outside of front bumper guard. Raise
ear high enough to clear wheel.
3
—If
rear wheel is to be changed, remove wheel shield as
instructed below.
4—
Remove
hub cap, using flattened
end of jack handle as lever.
Remove
wheel disc using special
tool
provided.
5—
Remove
wheel mounting
nuts
by
turning
to the left.
Lift
wheel
off
hub.
6—
Installation of the
spare
wheel is
performed by reversing forego-
ing
operation.
Removing
Rear Wheel Shields
Series 61, 62 and 60S. Remove rear shield
by
turning hexagonal nut, located in the
center of the lower
edge
of
shield,
counter-
clockwise.
This nut may be turned by
using
the socket end of the wheel lug
wrench.
Tip the shield outward while
raising
up and away from the mounting
hooks. To
install
shield,
engage
mounting hooks at bottom of shield
with
the fender hooks and push top of shield flush
with
fender.
Turn
hex
lock
nut
clockwise
to tighten.
The series 75 shield is removed by reaching up under shield to reach
handle of lever,
pulling
it toward you to clear flange, and then
pulling
straight down. To
install
this shield,
engage
lugs at lower corners
in
their respective brackets and—making
sure
that
lever handle
points straigbt down—push upper
part
into place. Then move handle
back and up,
locking
it behind lower flange of shield.
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