2001 Buick Regal Alloy Wheels

The procedure is to deflate the tire completely, use the tire changer to remove the tire from the wheel, a wire brush or coarse steel wool to remove any rubber, light rust, or corrosion from the wheel bead seats, apply GM P/N 12345884 or equivalent to the tire bead and the wheel rim, and inflate the tire to the proper air pressure.

You can raise and support the vehicle with safety stands, mark the tire with a crayon to note the start and the stop position, rotate each tire and wheel by hand, inspect the tire for bulges or bent wheels, test drive the vehicle, and eliminate the problem when you remove the faulty tire from the vehicle.

You can inspect the front tire wear, and the rear tire wear, measure the wheel alignment and inspect the struts or the shock absorbers if the tire tread exhibits a cupped appearance.

The procedure is to remove the tire and wheel, inflate the tire to the manufactures specified pressure as stated on the tire, submerge the tire/wheel into a water bath, inscribe a mark on the wheel to indicate the leak areas, a mark on the tire at the valve stem, remove the tire from the wheel, align the inscribed mark on the tire, install the tire to the wheel, inflate the tire to the manufactures specified pressure, install the tire and wheel, and lower the vehicle.

You may not heat wheels in an attempt to soften them for straightening or repair damage from striking curbs, etc. Do not weld wheels. The alloy used in these wheels is heat-treated and uncontrolled heating from welding affects the properties of the material. heat wheels in an attempt to soften them for straightening or repair damage from striking curbs, etc. Do not weld wheels. The alloy used in these wheels is heat-treated and uncontrolled heating from welding affects the properties of the material.