Towing; Auxiliary Start System - Fleetwood 1985 Southwind Manual

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7. loosen, but do not remove the wheel nuts.
8. Raise the vehicle until the tire clears the
ground.
9. Remove wheel nuts and wheel. Remember,
with dual wheels, both wheels will be loose.
Remove and replace whe,els ,and, nuts care-
fully. ' ,
10. Put spare wheel inpl,!,ce.' Replace' outside
dual, if necessary; The duarwheels MUST line
up properly. If the wheels are not aligned,
they will wobble enough to cause damage to
tires and bearings.
11. Replace wheel nuts. Carefully tighten the nuts
snugly in sequence shown in the diagram.
12. Apply the specified torque, to all nuts in se-
quence. Dual wheels must be tightened with
both wheels off the ground.
13. lower the jack. Remove jack, blocks, boards
and other tools and equipment.
14. Check the tightness of the wheel nuts often
until you get to a tire servce center. Have the
wheel nut torque and air pressure checked by
professional tire service personnel.
TOWING
If your, motor home ever needs to be towed,
",_", "please follow these instructions:
• Secure any loose or protruding parts of dam-
aged vehicle.
• Inspect points of attachment to the disabled
vehicle. If attachment points are damaged or
deteriorated, select other attachment points at
a substantial frame structural member.
• Never allow anyone to go under a vehicle
while it is being lifted by towing equipment
unless the disabled vehicle is adequately sup-
ported by safety stands.
Do not tow the motor home from the rear. Towing
from the rear will cause the front tires and suspen-
sion to be seriously overloaded, possibly resulting
in tire or front suspension failure. The rear frame
extensions are not designed to withstand the loads
imposed by lifting from the rear.
If the rear wheels are disabled, place the motor
home on a flat bed trailer, or use a heavy duty dolly
under the rear wheels and tow from the front.
NOTE: IF YOUR MOTOR HOME MUST BE
TOWED, PREVENT DAMAGE BY HAVING THE
TOW TRUCK DRIVER FOLLOW THE INSTRUC-
TIONS IN THE CHASSIS OWNER'S MANUAL.
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LIFTING PROCEDURE
1. Attach
"J"
hooks to the Inboard ends of thE
lower control arms,
2. Position a4 x 4 length of wbod across
hitc~
chains just behind the bumper.
3. Position the lower Sling crossbar directly
underth,e,bumper.
4. Attach
s~fety
chains which are completely in-
dependents of the primary lifting, and towing
!'ttac(:lrnent around the frame side rails.
5;
Lift
the vehicle until the wheels are a mini-
mum, of 4" off the ground. Be sure there is
adequate ground clearance ,at the rear of the
vehicle.' •
The vehicle may be towed on the rear wheels with
the parking brake rele,ased and the transmission in
neutral provided a speed of 35 mph and a distance
of 50 miles is not exceeded. If this speed or distance
must be exceeded, disconnect the propshaft or place
the rear wheels on a dolly. DO, NOT:. TOW ANY VEHI-
CLE AT SPEEDS OVER 50
MPH~
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The safety of the operator and all others in the
vicinity of the tow truck and the towed vehicle must
be considered at all times during a towing operation.
DO NOT AllOW ANY PERSON TO RIDE IN THE
TOWED VEHICLE. Safe operating speeds depend on
weather, road, traffic, viSibility conditions, and the
condition of the towed vehicle. Avoid panic stops.
Obey' all 'state and local laws regarding items such
as warning signals, night illumination, speed, etc.
AUXILIARY START SYSTEM
(Gasoline Engine Only)
An Auxiliary Start System installed in your motor
home permits using the auxiliary battery power to
aid in starting the motor home engine if the vehicle
battery has discharged.