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How to Change a Tire
To change a tire on your coach, place a jack under the main rail of
frame. You may wish to break the lug nuts loose before raising coach.
Be sure to block trailer to prevent coach or jack movement. Do not
remove nuts from lug bolts until tire is free from ground.
Wheel Lugs
When the wheels are installed on your recreational vehicle, the lug nuts
must be tightened at 90-120 foot pounds of torque. Powder coat
painted wheels may require more torquing attempts due to thickness of
paint. You must re-torque the wheel lugs at 50 and 200 miles. A decal
on the wheel may require torquing earlier.
After your first trip, check the wheel lugs periodically for safety. The
wheel lugs should then be checked after winter storage, before starting
a trip or following extensive braking. The size of bolts or nuts is 13/16
inch standard and 3/4” for chrome nut. Over torquing will damage
components, especially if torque wheel lugs goes over 150
pounds. Normally the “nut” fails first however the embossing on
the wheel can also be flattened, and then fail to keep wheel tight.
Brakes – Electrical
Electric brakes on your recreational vehicle are designed to work in
conjunction with the hydraulic brakes on your tow vehicle. This means
to have the best brake performance on both systems, the trailer and the
tow vehicle must perform and operate together. Any attempt to use
either brake system alone, tow vehicle or trailer will cause accelerated
wear and damage.
A brake control must be installed in your tow vehicle to activate electric
brakes with 12-volt power either manually or by foot brake pedal.
Two types of controllers are available. First is the “hydraulic” which
operates through a steel line attached to the master cylinder of tow
vehicle’s brake system. The second type is an “electronic” controller,
operating completely on electrical current. See the operating
instructions provided with the controller for adjustment and operation
procedures.
Your controller is to be installed below the dash board of your tow
vehicle. Use the foot pedal control for general operation on combined
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