1996 Oldsmobile 88 Owner's Manual - Page 274

Scheduled wheel alignment and wheel balancing are not needed. However, if you notice unusual tire wear or CAUTION: your vehicle pulling one way the other, the alignment or may need to be reset.you notice your vehicle If Using the wrong replacement wheels, wheel vibrating when driving a smooth road, your wheels on bolts or wheel nuts on your vehicle can be may need to be rebalanced. dangerous. It could affect the braking and Wheel Replacement lose handling of your vehicle, make your tires air and make you losecontrol. You could have a Replace any wheel that bent, cracked, or badly rusted is or corroded.If wheel nuts keep coming loose, the wheel, collision in which you or otherscould be injured. Always use the correctwheel, wheel bolts and wheel bolts and wheel nuts should be replaced. If the wheel nuts forreplacement. wheel leaksair,replace it (except some aluminum wheels, which can sometimes repaired). See your be Oldsmobile retailer if any these conditions exist. of r A Your retailer will know the kind wheel you need. of Each new wheel should have the same load-carrying capacity, diameter, width, offset and be mounted the same way as one it replaces. the If you need to replace any of your wheels, wheel bolts or wheel nuts, replace them only with GM original new equipment parts. This way, you will be sure to have the right wheel, wheel bolts and wheel nuts for your Oldsmobile model. NOTICE: I The wrong wheel can also cause problems with bearing life, brake cooling, speedometer or odometer calibration, headlamp aim, bumper height, vehicle ground clearanceand tire or tire chain clearance to the body and chassis. See "Changing a Flat Tire" the Indexfor in more information.