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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 transmission selec-
tor'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 aboard or
other solid, flat material under the jack to pro-
vide a firm balie and minimize the possibility
of
shifting~'.·
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6.
Slide the jack under the front spring lower
control arm '(see illustration); and turn the
screw extension up until it touches the control
arm surface;
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Lower COntrol Arm
AXLE
7. Begin
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.
10.
Remove wheel nuts and wheels. 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 vehi-
cle on the tire.
13.
Tighten the wheel nuts following the se-
quence shown in the diagram, to the specified
torque.
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WHEEL'NUT TIGHTENING SEQUENCES
Motor Home Wheel
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Nut Torque
....;·130~180
lb. ft;'·
(180-240 N
m)
14.
Completely 10iNer and' remove the jack. Re-
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.Dri".e the vehicle off the chock.
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16.
Chl!ck the. tightness of the wheel nuts often
until you get to a tire service center. Have the
"wheel nuttorque'andair pressure' checked by
, professional. tire :servicepersonnel.
. TO .. CHAN,GE JUlEARWHEEl::i,
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(If only bne:tire is. flat on . . i1rear dual, drive
25
mph. o.r
lessf~r.l;1o,nior,El:tl:lan
;'f)miles,to a tire ser-
vice center, checking tile tire often.}.·.· .
1.
Move the vehicle to a level, firm surface.
2. Turn 'offtheengine/'lIlacifthetransmission
selector to "P"and,set the parking brake.
3.
BI~ck
the front lmdback wheel in the opposite
, corner from the wheel to be changed.
4. On questionable surfaces. use a board or
other solid. flat material under the jack to pro-
vide a firm base and minimize shifting.
5. Slide the jack under the rear axle housing and
screw the extension out until. it touches the
axle housing tube. Be sure the jack is centered
on the axle tube so the vehicle will not slide
off the jack. Place the jack far enough inboard
on the axle so the ,jack can be operated with-
oUt getting under the vehicle.
6. Begin Jacking
until
the
jack
is
firmly
positioned but do not lift the tire off the
ground.
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