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{CAUTION:

Incorrect or improperly tightened wheel nuts

can cause the wheel to come loose and even

come off. This could lead to a crash. If you

have to replace them, be sure to get new

original equipment wheel nuts. Stop

somewhere as soon as you can and have the

nuts tightened with a torque wrench to the

proper torque speciﬁcation. See Capacities

and Speciﬁcations on page 5-113 for wheel nut

torque speciﬁcation.

Notice: Improperly tightened wheel nuts can lead

to brake pulsation and rotor damage. To avoid

expensive brake repairs, evenly tighten the wheel

nuts in the proper sequence and to the proper

torque speciﬁcation. See Capacities and

Speciﬁcations on page 5-113 for the wheel nut

torque speciﬁcation.

12. Tighten the nuts ﬁrmly

in a crisscross

sequence as shown by

turning the wheel

wrench clockwise.

When you reinstall the full-size wheel and tire, you must

also reinstall the either the center cap or the bolt-on

hub cap, depending on what your vehicle has.

• If you are reinstalling a center cap, line up the tab

on the center cap with the slot on the wheel. The

cap only goes in one way. Place the cap on

the wheel and press until it snaps into place.

• If you are reinstalling bolt-on hub caps, line up the

plastic nut caps with the wheel nuts and tighten them

clockwise by hand to get them started. Continue

tightening with the wheel wrench until snug.

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Chevrolet 2008 Avalanche User Manual

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