Changing A Flat Tire - Fleetwood 1985 Southwind Manual

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WARNING: KEEP TIRES PRO!>ERLYINFLATED.
A TIRE THAT IS RUN LONG DISTANCES OR AT
HIGH SPEEDS WHILE SERIOUSLY UNDER·IN· '
FLATED WILL OVERHEAT TO THE POINT
WHERE THE TIRE MAY LOSE AIR SUDDENLY
ANDIOR CATCH FIRE, POSSIBLY RESULTING'
IN DAMAGE TO THE VEHicLE AND ITS CON·
TENTS ANDIOR PERSONAL INJURY.
CHANGING A FLAT TIRE
CONSULT THE CHASSIS OPERATOR'S MANUAL
FOR INFORMATION ON TIRE CHANGING.
Even with good tire maintenance and normal driv·
ing, you may experience a flat tire. The best way
to solve ,this problem is to summon professional
help'through your auto club, travel service, or a local
truck service facility. If none of these is available,
and ,circumstances require you' to change' the tire
yourself, there are several items that you MUST be
aware of before you attenipt to change a flat tire:
• Your motor home is built on a truck chassis,
and therefore rides on truck wheels and tires.
These tirell and wheels can weigh up to 100
, pourids or more, IF YOU .ARE,NOT PHYS-
ICALLY CAPABLE OF LIFTING AND MOVING
10Q POUNDS OR MORE, DO NOT UNDER
ANY CIRCUMSTANCES ATTEMPT TO
CHANGE A FLAT TIRE.
• Truck tires and wheels are installed with the
wheel nuts tightened very tightly. IF YOU ARE
, NOT PHYSICALLY CAPABLE OF ,BREAK;ING
LOOSE NUTSTHAT'HAVE'BEEN;lfIGHTENED
UP TO ,180 LB.lFT. OF TORQUE, AND THEN
RE·TIGHTEN TO THIS TORQUe; DO NOT
• 'UNDER ANY CIRCUMStANCES ATTEMPT TO
CHANGE A FLAT TIRE. •
• ' The motor home itseifwith all of your travel
gear is extremely heavy, weighing up to seven
tons. The axle jack furnished with your motor
home is, capable of lifting the weight on one
wheel~or
about one·fourth of the total gross
weight of the vehicle. The ground or road sur-
face under the vehicle may not support the
weight of the vehicle on the small surface area
of the jack. A strong board or other flat surface
may be' necessary under the jack to spread the
l(lad and stabilize the jack.
WARNING: TO AVOID PERSONAL INJURY
ANDIOR PROPERTY DAMAGE IF A BLOWOUT
OR OTHER TIRE DAMAGE OCCURS, TRY TO
OBTAIN EXPERT TIRE SERVICE HELP. IF YOU
MUST REMOVE ANY WHEELS AND CHANGE
THE TIRE WITHOUT PROFESSIONAL HELP,
TAKE OFF THE TIRE AND RIM ASSEMBLY AND
PUT ON THE SPARE TIRE AND RIM ASSEMBLY
FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE
CHASSIS OPERATOR'S MANUAL. DO NOT RE·
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INFLATE A TIRE THAT HAS BEEN FLAT, OR IS
SERIOUSLY LOW ON AIR. HAVE THE TIRE RE·
, MOVED FROM THE WHEELAND CHECK THE
TIRE AND TUBE FOR DAMAGE, NEVER ADD
AIR TO TIRES UNLESS AN ACCURATE PRES-
SURE GAUGE IS USED. '
REQUIRED TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
• Hydraulic jack with minimum 4-ton capacity.
WARNING: THE JACK IS DESIGNED FOR USE
AS A TOOL FOR TIRE CHANGING ONLY; IT IS
NOT INTENDED FOR USE AS A LEVELING DE·
VICE OR AS A LiFT FOR SERVICE PURPOSES.
• Lug wrench to fit wheel nuts, with at least a
two-foot breaker bar ,handle.
., Torque wrench, with at least ,3,00 Ib.lft. capac-
jty. '
• Wheel t>locks.
• Board or other flat surface to place under the
jack.
• ; Wheel chock"
WHEEL CHOCK
WARNING: DO NOT CRAWL UNDER THE VEHI-
CLE.
CONSULT THE CHASSIS OPERATOR'S MANUAL
FOR INFORMATION ON TIRE CHANGING.