Changing flat tire
I noticed I have a flat tire on my 5th wheel. Since it is sitting in my yard, I figure now would be a good time to figure out the best way to get the wheel off the ground. The instruction manual for...
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Veebyes wrote:
Lifting by the frame means that you have to lift the distance of travel of the spring as well. Too much work.
Put the bottle jack under the bottom spring leaf. Now all you have to do is lift the wheel off the ground. Loosen the lugs before you start to jack. Makes life much easier. Torque them after the wheel is back on the ground.
My springs are above the axle. So I really don't have a solid platform. So, I might do as suggessted earlier, and cut a small notch out of a 2x4 for the u-bolt and use that.
