Changing Wheels - Volvo FM Handbook

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Changing wheels

Removing the wheel
1
Chock the wheel that is to remain on the ground
2
Ensure that the brake is not applied to the wheel
that is to be removed
3
Place the jack under the axle, as close to the
wheel as possible
4
Undo the wheel nuts a couple of turns
5
Lift the truck so that the wheel looses contact
with the ground (Lift one side at a time.)
6
Remove the wheel nuts completely
7
Lift off the wheel
Fit the wheel
Maintenance 593
Warning!
Never crawl under the vehicle
while it is raised on a jack!
Place the jack on a solid,
horizontal and non-slippery
surface!
Chock the wheels that are to
remain on the ground with
substantial wooden blocks or
large stones. Chock both in front
of and behind the wheel
Release the brake on the wheel
that is to be removed
Note!
The jack shall not press against the
shock absorber bracket or the anti-
roll bar bracket.
Note!
Always use wheel bolts and wheel
nuts intended for the type of wheel.
Different types of wheel require
different types of wheel bolts and
wheel nuts.

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