1993 Oldsmobile Silhouette Owner's Manual - Page 254

Service & Appearance Care Temperature-A, B, C (CONT) Warning: The temperature grade for this tire is established for atire that is Replace any wheel that bent, cracked is or badly rusted. If wheel nuts keep The wheels on your vehicle were coming loose,the wheel, wheel bolts, properly inflated and not overloaded. aligned and balanced carefully at the and wheel nuts should be replaced. If Excessive speed, underinflation, or factory to give you the longest life tire the wheel leaksair out, replace it excessive loading, either separatelyor in and best overall performance. combination, can cause heat buildup In most cases,you will not need to have (except some aluminum wheels, which and possible tire failure. your wheels aligned again. However,if can sometimesbe repaired). See your Oldsmobile dealerif any of these Those gradesare molded on the you notice unusual tire wear or your sidewalls of passenger car tires. vehicle pulling oneway or the other, the conditions exist. Your dealer will know the kind wheel of alignment may need to be reset. If you While thetires available as standard or you need. optional equipment on General Motors notice your vehicle vibrating when vehicles may vary with respect to these driving on a smooth road, your wheels Each new wheel should have the same may need to be rebalanced. load carrying capacity, diameter, width, grades, all suchtires meet General Motors performance standards and have offset, and be mounted the same as way been approved for use on General the one it replaces. Motors vehicles. Al passenger type l If you needto replace any of your (P Metric) tires must conform to Federal wheels, wheel bolts, or wheel nuts, safety requirements in addition to these replace them only with new GM grades. original equipment parts.This way, you will be sure you have the right wheel, wheel bolts, and wheel nuts for your Oldsmobile model. Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance Wheel Replacement 252