Wheels: Description and Operation

Replacement Wheels Description

Replace the wheel if any of the following conditions exist:

* The wheel exhibits excessive run out.

* The wheel is bent.

* The wheel mounting surface is bent.

* The wheel is cracked.

* The wheel is severely rusted.

* The wheel is severely corroded.

Replace the wheel, the wheel hub studs and the wheel nuts, if any of the following conditions exist:

* The wheel has elongated wheel stud holes.

* The wheel nuts loosen repeatedly.

Warning:
If you are replacing the wheel(s), the wheel stud(s), the wheel nut(s) or the wheel bolt(s), install only new Holden original equipment parts. Installation of used parts or non-Holden original equipment parts may cause the wheel to loosen, loss of tire air pressure, poor vehicle handling and loss of vehicle control resulting in personal injure.


Caution:
The use of non-Holden original equipment wheels may cause:

* Damage to the wheel bearing, the wheel fasteners and the wheel.

* Tire damage caused by the modified clearance to the adjacent vehicle components.

* Adverse vehicle steering stability caused by the modified scrub radius.

* Damage to the vehicle caused by the modified ground clearance.

* Speedometer and odometer inaccuracy.

Note:

* Replacement wheels must be equivalent to the original equipment wheels in the following ways:

- The load capacity.

- The wheel diameter.

- The rim width.

- The wheel offset.

- The mounting configuration.

* A wheel of the incorrect size or type may affect the following conditions:

- Wheel and hub-bearing life.

- Brake cooling.

- Speedometer/odometer calibration.

- Vehicle ground clearance.

- Tire clearance to the body and the chassis.

Steel wheel identification is stamped into the wheel rim.

Aluminium wheel identification is cast into the inboard side of the wheel.