Outdoors RV Mountain Series Owner's Manual page 34

On the Road
1. Be sure the tow vehicle and RV are completely out of any traffic lane, and on solid ground or
paved surface. Do not attempt to change a flat tire on soft or uneven surface. Turn on the tow
vehicle emergency flashers and set up flares or warning lights and/or signs.
2. Place wheel chocks in front and behind a tire diagonally opposite the flat to keep the RV from
rolling. If connected to the tow vehicle, place transmission in PARK, set the parking brake and
loosen the hitch bars if equipped. Stop the tow vehicle engine. (For manual transmissions, shift
to reverse, stop engine, and set parking brake).
3. Lower the spare tire to the ground and roll it near the flat tire. With the spare tire ready to install,
you can more quickly get the tire changed to minimize the time the RV is jacked up.
4. Place an appropriately sized (for the axle weight of your RV) bottle jack directly under the
chassis frame rail ONLY nearest the flat tire. Never jack up or place jack stands on the axle
tube or on the equalizers. Do not jack at any other point. Serious chassis damage can occur if
other jacking points are used. Do not use a bumper jack.
5. Raise the jack enough to take some of the load off, but not enough to raise the tire you are
changing.
6. Loosen the wheel nuts on the flat tire but do not remove them at this time.
7. Using the bottle jack, raise the RV just high enough to remove the flat tire. Remove the wheel
nuts and remove the wheel and tire.
8. Place the spare tire on the axle and secure it with the wheel nuts. Start all nuts by hand to prevent
cross-threading. Tighten all nuts snugly in the sequence for your wheels shown in the illustration
on the following page for your wheel type.
9. Lower the RV until the tire begins to contact the ground. Stop lowering at this point.
10. Tighten the wheel nuts in the sequence shown in the illustration on the following page for your
wheel type (5, 6 or 8-lug) in three stages up to the final torque value as listed for your wheel.
11. Lower the RV completely, remove and stow jack, tools and flat tire.
Tire Repair
The proper repair of a punctured tire requires a plug for the hole and a patch for the area inside the tire
that surrounds the puncture hole. Punctures through the tread can be repaired if they are not too large,
but punctures to the sidewall should not be repaired. A tire must be removed from the wheel to be
properly inspected before being plugged and patched. Tire repairs should only be performed by a
professional tire shop with the proper equipment.
 Never go underneath any jacked-up RV unless it is properly
supported on jack stands which have been rated for the load.
Improperly supported vehicles can fall unexpectedly and cause
serious injury or death.
 Do not lift or support the RV on any part of the axle or suspension
system. Damage to these components may occur. Always lift under
the chassis frame as near to the axles as possible.
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