Changing A Wheel; Unhitching - Bailey 2002 Series Owner's Manual

Chapter 2

Changing a Wheel

i. Unhitch caravan and ensure handbrake is applied.
ii. Lower corner steadies as safety measure to stabilise the caravan.
Chock the un-punctured wheel on the opposite side of the caravan
to prevent any movement.
iii. Slacken off wheel nuts on the wheel to be changed.
iv. Place the jack plate under the axle tube as near as possible to the
main longitudinal member.
v. Jack up the caravan until the wheel for removal is just off the ground.
vi. Remove the wheel nuts and remove the wheel.
vii. Fit the spare wheel, then reverse the above procedure.
viii. Remember to tighten all bolts to the correct torque and re-check after
50kms/30 miles.
Caution: under no circumstances should the corner steadies be used as a jack
they are only a means of stabilising the caravan.

Unhitching

Do not pitch in a position in which your outfit will obstruct others people.
Try to choose an area that is dry, reasonably level and preferably with a
hard base.
If you have no alternative but to pitch on a slope ensure that, for when
you leave, you are facing down the slope.
It is good practice to chock the wheels of the caravan when parked on a
slope even though the caravan brakes are applied.
Fully apply the caravan handbrake.
Unclamp and lower the jockey wheel to the ground.
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