Vinyl Tire Covers (Option); Wheel Lugs; Brakes; Backing Your Trailer (Hydraulic) - Jayco Eagle Owner's Manual

VINYL TIRE COVERS (Option)

TIP: To minimize the possibility of the tire "bleeding" through onto a tire cover, use a
separator (garbage bag, paper, cloth, etc.) between the tire and the cover.

WHEEL LUGS

Your Eagle Folding Camping Trailer is equipped with 12" or 13" tires depending on
which model you own. When the wheels are installed on your trailer, the lug nuts must
be tightened according to the following specifications:
12" 85-95 foot pounds of torque
13" 50-75 foot pounds of torque.
WARNING: Axles on camping trailers do not drive or steer as automobile
axles do. The motions involved in being "trailered" adds stress that can
loosen lug nuts, especially during the break in period. Wheel lugs can work
loose. Check and tighten wheel lugs every 10 miles, 25 miles, and 50 miles
when the camping trailer is new or a tire is changed, and then check and
tighten after periods of extensive breaking (such as coming down a steep
grade) and every 3,000 miles.
After your first trip, check the wheel lugs periodically for safety. The wheel lugs should
then be checked after winter storage, before starting a trip, or following extensive
braking. Over-tightening can distort wheel. Please observe the above recommendations
for your safety and that of others.

BRAKES

Hydraulic surge brakes come standard on some Eagle folding camping trailers, and are
offered as an option on others. (See specification chart.) Hydraulic surge brakes operate
automatically as the brakes of the tow vehicle are applied. When the tow vehicle
operator begins to decrease speed and applies the brakes, the weight of the moving
camping trailer pushes forward and the coupler moves downward. This downward
motion moves the plunger, which pushes the piston and rubber cup inside the master
cylinder. Brake fluid presses inside the wheel cylinder and activates the brake shoes
against the brake drum.

BACKING YOUR TRAILER (Hydraulic)

As designed, the weight of a camper pushing forward will activate the surge brake
system. When backing a camper up a hill, the weight of the camper may activate brakes,
making it difficult to continue to reverse.
1. Prior to backing up a slope or through soft ground,
pull trailer forward slightly to assure that the actuator
socket is in the forward position.
2. Move the lever knob on the side of the actuator down-
ward from the "Towing Position" along the curved
slot in the actuator frame to the "Back-up Position."
The slot has a notch at the bottom of its travel. Push
the lever down to engage the locking notch.
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