Tire Changing; Safety Precautions; Front Wheel - Winnebago Suncruiser 1999 Owner's Manual

SECTION 3
IN CASE OF DRIVING EMERGENCY
To Stow Spare:
1. Insert the carriage plate through the wheel
and align so the retainers will engage into the
center hole of the wheel.
2. Insert the crank handle into the bumper and
crank clockwise to raise the tire up. Check to
see that the carriage plate is firmly engaged
in the center hole of the wheel as the cable
becomes taut.
3. When the tire makes snug contact with the
frame, crank the handle until a crisp break is
heard and felt. Crank until a second crisp
break occurs. This assures the hoist mecha-
nism has reached its maximum stowing
force. Remove and stow the crank handle.
4. Slide the primary catch back onto the bolt.
Be sure the lower hook-lip engages onto the
lip on the underside of the carriage plate,
then place the washer and nut onto the bolt
and tighten securely.
MOTOR HOME JACKING AND

TIRE CHANGING

WARNING
We advise you to obtain qualified
road service whenever possible. Do
not try to change a tire yourself
except under emergency conditions,
and only by closely following instruc-
tions in this manual and the chassis
operating guide.
If you do satisfactorily complete an
emergency tire change, we recom-
mend that you have the wheel nuts
checked and properly torque tight-
ened by qualified service personnel as
soon as possible.
After a wheel has been properly
torqued and inspected by qualified
service personnel, it should be
rechecked after traveling 100 miles,
then again at each oil change.
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NOTE: The jack referred to in the following in-
structions is not supplied with the vehi-
cle. You can obtain one from your dealer.
A jack is designed for use as a tool for chang-
ing tires only, not for use as a leveling device or
as a support when servicing.
WARNING
Tire change procedures should be
used in emergency situations only.
The operator is advised to obtain
qualified road service when possible.

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

Before trying to change either the front or rear
tires, follow these precautions:
1. Park vehicle on level surface only.
2. Turn off engine and set parking brake.
3. Turn on hazard warning flasher.
4. Block both front and back of tire on opposite
side of wheel to be removed.
5. On soft ground, use a board or other material
under jack as a firm base to ensure that the
jack will not shift.
JACKING POINTS ON VEHICLE
Chevy: Front-under lower control arm; Rear-un-
der axle.
Ford or Freightliner: See your chassis manual
for specified jacking points.

FRONT WHEEL

Before trying to remove the front wheel, ob-
serve the above safety precautions, then follow
the procedure below:
1. Place jack under jacking point specified by
chassis manufacturer. See Jacking Points
above. Position jack so it may be operated
without placing your body beneath vehicle.
2. Screw jack extension pad out (up) until it
touches jacking point surface.
3. Begin jacking until jack is firmly positioned
and just begins to bear weight, but do not lift
tire off the ground.
4. "Crack" wheel nuts loose with lug wrench,
but do not unscrew nuts yet.
5. Resume jacking until wheel is free of
ground.