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Motor Home Jacking and Tire Changing Procedure
Follow the chassis manufacturer's recommendations for jacking and tire changing. These instructions are
found in the chassis-operating guide in your Owner Info Case.
A jack is designed for use as a tool for changing tires only, not for use as a leveling device or as a support for
service purposes.
Tire Changing Safety Precautions
Before attempting to change the front or rear tires, the following precautions should be headed:
1. Park vehicle on level surface only.
2. Turn off engine and set parking brake.
3. Activate hazard-warning flasher.
4. Block both front and back of wheel opposite 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.
DO NOT crawl under the vehicle when it is supported by a jack.
NOTE: When installing the outboard rear dual wheel and tire assembly, rotate the outer dual wheel so valve stems are
accessible but not touching one another. In some cases this means that the inner and outer valve stems should
be in separate wheel cutout locations.
When installing or tightening dual wheels, both wheels on the same side must be off the ground (not resting on
the inner dual). This minimizes the possibility of loose wheels after correct mounting torque is applied.
Wheel Nuts
To properly seat the wheel nuts and to eliminate the possibility of the wheel nuts becoming loosened while
driving, they should be tightened at frequent intervals to the torque specified in your vehicle chassis manual.
This is especially important during the first 100, 1,000 and 6,000 miles of operation after replacement of a
wheel or wheel nuts.
The operator is advised to obtain road service whenever possible and attempt tire changing under
emergency conditions only and with close adherence to instructions. If it becomes necessary to
change a wheel, that wheel should be checked after being properly torque and inspected by qualified
service personnel, at 100 miles and every oil change thereafter.
Upon satisfactory completion of emergency tire change, it is highly recommended that the wheel nuts
be properly torque and inspected by qualified service personnel as soon as possible.
WARNING
WARNING
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