Fleetwood Bounder 1987 Owner's Manual page 29

WARNING: DO NOT CRAWL UNDER VEHICLE.
CONSULT THE CHASSIS OPERATOR'S MANUAL
FOR INFORMATION ON TIRE CHANGING.
To Change A Front Wheel:
1. Move the vehicle to a level, firm surface.
2. To provide clearance for the jack, carefully drive
the flat tire up on the wheel chock.
3. Turn off the engine, place the transmission
selector in "P" and set the parking brake.
4. Block both the front and back of the wheel in
the opposite corner from the wheel to be
changed.
5. On questionable surfaces, use a board or other
solid, flat, material under the jack to provide a
firm base and minimize the possibility of
shifting.
6. Slide the jack under the front lower control arm
(see illustration). and turn the screw extension
up until it touches the control arm surface.
Lower Control
7.Hegin jacking until the jack is firmly positioned,
but do not lift the tire off the ground.
8. Loosen but do not remove the wheel nuts.
9. Raise the vehicle until the tire clears the ground.
WHEEL NUT TIGHTENING SEQUENCES
Motor Home Wheel
Nut Torque - 130-180 lb. ft.
. (180-240 N
m)
10.
Remove wheel nuts and wheel. Put spare wheel
in place.
11. Replace wheel nuts. Carefully tighten the nuts
snugly with the wheel and tire off the ground.
12. Lower the vehicle until the tire contacts the
ground. Do not put the full weight of the vehicle
on the tire.
13. Tighten the wheel nuts following the sequence
shown in the diagram, to the specified torque.
14. Completely lower and remove the jack. Remove
blocks, boards and other tools.
15.
Drive the vehicle off the chock.
16. Check the tightness of the wheel nuts often un-
til you get to a tire service center. Have the
wheel nut torque and air pressure checked by
professional tire service personnel.
To Change A Rear Wheel:
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(If only one tire is flat on a rear dual, drive 25 MPH
or less for no more than 5 miles to a tire service center,
checking the tire often.)
1. Move the vehicle to a level, firm surface.
2. Turn off the engine, place the transmission
selector to "P" and set the parking brake.
3. Block the front and back wheel in the op-
posite corner from the wheel to be changed.
4. On questionable surfaces, use a board or
other solid, flat, material under the jack to
provide a firm base and minimize the possibili-
ty of shifting.
5. Position the jack as shown in the illustration.
Screw the extension out until it touches the
torsion bar hanger. Be sure the jack is
centered so the vehicle will not slide off the
jack. Place the jack so it can be operated
without getting under the vehicle.
6. Begin jacking until the jack is firmly position-
ed but do not lift the tire off the ground ..
7 .. Loosen, but do notremove the whee.1 nuts.