Jacking up your vehicle

***** said:
Had I not had a spare, I would have been stuck as it took a few days!
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I took this into consideration, before I went down the route of carrying no spare. In my case, it wouldn't matter. I'm a motorhomer, and free to take my time, It's one of the reasons that I enjoy this great way of life.
 
helen262 said:
An AA card as with the stupid design of the rear wheel arches on our motorhome even a lot of tyre places cannot remove the rear wheels, it takes two trolly jacks and one of them has to be a very high lift jack.
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Recovery for us too.
We have exactly the same problem with the wheel arches. I'd love to know who designed them like that.
 
molly 2 said:
What do you carry to jack up you're motorhome in case of a puncture .the jack that comes with a coach built motorhome tool kit would not be suitable to safely jack up a motorhome .or would you depend totally on a recovery company .
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Easy to do at home,
:hammer::hammer::hammer:
but away from home, call the breakdown service.
:bow::bow::bow:
 
Three foot breaker bar, t bar ,6 ton bottle jack,some wood blocks ,6 ton axle stand,spare nuts and studs,wheel choc,spare wheel on back of van, and mobile phone.
 
***** said:
Mick, not very good if you were stuck at the side of the road in an unsafe position!
If a spare is needed just once, it is well worth it!
But that is just my opinion!
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In an unsafe position, it wouldn't make a lot of difference, because then, it just wouldn't be safe for you to change, to a spare, anyway.

In such circumstances, it's far better to get everyone out, wearing high vis jerkins, and into a safe position, whilst waiting for a recovery vehicle.
 
Should I Feel ............

molly 2 said:
What do you carry to jack up you're motorhome in case of a puncture .the jack that comes with a coach built motorhome tool kit would not be suitable to safely jack up a motorhome .or would you depend totally on a recovery company .
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............that a puncture is likely I always take a woman along to sort the problem.

Colin 😊😊😊
 
trevskoda said:
Three foot breaker bar, t bar ,6 ton bottle jack,some wood blocks ,6 ton axle stand,spare nuts and studs,wheel choc,spare wheel on back of van, and mobile phone.
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Is the mobile phone to ring for a takeaway whilst you get everything out of the van Trev.
 
Mick H said:
In an unsafe position, it wouldn't make a lot of difference, because then, it just wouldn't be safe for you to change, to a spare, anyway.

In such circumstances, it's far better to get everyone out, wearing high vis jerkins, and into a safe position, whilst waiting for a recovery vehicle.
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i had a blow out on a fast dual carriageway in Cumbria last year and so i called the police who came out and sat behind me to prevent my van being demolished by insane drivers who refused to see the Red Triangle and my viz vest. They said they would rather prevent an accident that mop up after one....
 
yorkslass said:
Recovery for us too.
We have exactly the same problem with the wheel arches. I'd love to know who designed them like that.
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By someone who has never had to change a punctured tyre.
I would love to get the person that designed the rear wheel arches on mine to change a wheel on it, it doesn’t even look good as it makes it look more like it is over loaded
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Be prepared

Definitly a case of be prepared when it comes to punctures,yesterday I decided to take a worn tyre off,my three foot breaker bar was flexing a lot with no sign of any of the wheel bolts moving.Showing the breaker to the garage who was going to fit the tire they said if that cant undo them neither can they,I returned to have another go and broke the knuckle on the breaker bar.I then went to comercial vehicle garage who also had difficulty,after then clouting each bolt five times with heavy lump hammer and 1" type of dolly bar the bolts yielded to a breaker bar.I will now be carrying those extra tools just in case.The wheel was correctly torqued up about five years ago but time has had an effect on it I think.
 
martinmartin said:
Definitly a case of be prepared when it comes to punctures,yesterday I decided to take a worn tyre off,my three foot breaker bar was flexing a lot with no sign of any of the wheel bolts moving.Showing the breaker to the garage who was going to fit the tire they said if that cant undo them neither can they,I returned to have another go and broke the knuckle on the breaker bar.I then went to comercial vehicle garage who also had difficulty,after then clouting each bolt five times with heavy lump hammer and 1" type of dolly bar the bolts yielded to a breaker bar.I will now be carrying those extra tools just in case.The wheel was correctly torqued up about five years ago but time has had an effect on it I think.
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For comercials there is a tool called a,

torque multiplier,

They are not cheap

TORQUE MULTIPLIER WHEEL NUT WRENCH

But it might help you.

:dog:
 
***** said:
I had some wheels removed and refitted at a Ford Quick Fit Centre some years ago, and when I get home, I always check the torque myself.
Shock Horror! I could not budge, even with a bar, the nuts on one wheel as they had over torqued with an aire gun!

Obviously I had to return and get them to sort out! GRR!

The tyre fitters i now use, always torque up by hand!
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I do remember mine being torqued up by hand but I can only think that the passing of time has had an effect in some way as there wasnt any corrosion.
 
martinmartin said:
Definitly a case of be prepared when it comes to punctures,yesterday I decided to take a worn tyre off,my three foot breaker bar was flexing a lot with no sign of any of the wheel bolts moving.Showing the breaker to the garage who was going to fit the tire they said if that cant undo them neither can they,I returned to have another go and broke the knuckle on the breaker bar.I then went to comercial vehicle garage who also had difficulty,after then clouting each bolt five times with heavy lump hammer and 1" type of dolly bar the bolts yielded to a breaker bar.I will now be carrying those extra tools just in case.The wheel was correctly torqued up about five years ago but time has had an effect on it I think.
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Wheels not removed for 5 years??
 
wildebus said:
general checks, brake fluid changes, pad checks - all tricky to do properly with wheels in place.
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Yes I take your point about the brake fluid change as thats been in there about 7 years,pads and checks are done at MOT time as I do less than 4000 miles a year.
 
martinmartin said:
Definitly a case of be prepared when it comes to punctures,yesterday I decided to take a worn tyre off,my three foot breaker bar was flexing a lot with no sign of any of the wheel bolts moving.Showing the breaker to the garage who was going to fit the tire they said if that cant undo them neither can they,I returned to have another go and broke the knuckle on the breaker bar.I then went to comercial vehicle garage who also had difficulty,after then clouting each bolt five times with heavy lump hammer and 1" type of dolly bar the bolts yielded to a breaker bar.I will now be carrying those extra tools just in case.The wheel was correctly torqued up about five years ago but time has had an effect on it I think.
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All wheels should be removed annually when the vehicle is serviced.

If they haven't been taken off in 5 years someone hasn't been doing the servicing correctly ...
 
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