1. We install the car, if possible, on a flat horizontal platform. If there are passengers in the car, they should be disembarked.
2. We take out the spare wheel and the necessary tools from the luggage compartment (see «Removing the spare wheel and tool kit»).
3. We fix the car with a parking brake and install wheel chocks on both sides under the wheel located diagonally from the one being replaced.
4. Using a special key, turn the central trim of the cap...
...and remove it from the mounts.
5. Remove the decorative cap by pulling it towards you.
6. «Balloon» or with a 17 mm socket wrench, we loosen the tightening of all wheel bolts by about half a turn.
Comment. The operation is shown on the example of an Astra model with a four-bolt rim. On some modifications of the Astra model, as well as on all Zafira models, the rim is fastened with five bolts.
Warning!
- If the vehicle is on loose ground, place a pad under the jack to increase the jack's support area (for example, a board of a suitable size).
- Install the jack only in specially designed places on the car body (see «Preparing the car for maintenance and repair»), since improper installation can lead not only to damage to the body, but also to injury if the jack jumps out of the support.
7. We install a jack under the threshold of the car. In this case, the lower support platform of the jack must be strictly under the upper stop (see «Preparing the car for maintenance and repair»).
Astra
Comment. On the Astra model, you must first remove the cap of the decorative sill trim.
Zafira
8. Slowly raise the car while checking that it does not move forward or backward. We make the rise until the wheel of the car to be replaced is at a distance of 2-3 cm from the supporting surface.
9. Finally unscrew the wheel bolts and remove the cap retainer.
10. Remove the wheel.
11. Install the spare wheel on the hub. While holding the wheel, we fix the cap lock and bait the wheel bolts.
12. Holding the wheel from rotation, tighten the bolts of its fastening crosswise.
13. Slowly lower the car until the wheel touches the ground firmly. Next, full-tew lower the car on the wheels and fold the jack.
14. Finally tighten the wheel bolts in the same way to the prescribed torque.
15. We clean the removed wheel and put it in the luggage compartment, securely fasten it, remove the wheel chocks and tools.
16. Check the tire pressure and, if necessary, bring it to normal (see «Checking tire pressure»).
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