Changing tire on new 2017 class c

join a good road side assistance club. they have emg service. changing a tire on the side of a road with big rigs flying by is not fun.

This seems to be the problem when this subject comes up.

Some people call them simulators when they are really hubcaps or wheel covers Like This


A real simulator bolts on the wheel and will not come off unless you loose a Lug nut
Like This

Or This

So which one do you have??

When you go to Harbor Freight one option would be to be a 5/8 breaker bar and the proper sized deep well socket. I prefer that over other lug wrenches. I also keep a section of steel pipe for a cheater. It works greaaaaaaat! In storage you slide you cheater bar over your breaker bar and it takes up very little space. JMHO

Get to Harbor Freight. The tool you seek has a flat screw driver style blade offset with a rubber mallet attached. The blade splits/peels the wheel cover off and the rubber mallet pounds it back in place. You do not need a 12 ton bottle Jack as you are only lifting one quarter at a time, a 6 or 8 ton will be more than enough but get a a jackstand. Never trust your life to any jack. A large "X" style lug wrench along with a short length of pipe to slide over it for additional leverage will get those lugs off.

A small compressor/jumpstart unit is also good to have. Don't forget a tire repair kit as well. Make sure you have a proper spare and can get to it easily. As noted you can get the tools cheap at HF and hopefully will never need them... I've used mine several times...

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It might help to post a picture of the hubcap in question.

Many motorhomes have "wheel simulators" that are held on by two of the lug nut caps while the remaining six are fakes. Typically the two real ones have a little dimple or other subtle mark on them, and of course are removed simply by unscrewing them from the wheel stud. I find it's easier to tell the real nuts from the fakes by lightly tapping with a wrench handle or whatever and listening to whether it goes tink or tunk rather than trying to discern the dimpled end. The front ones are similar.

There are other sorts of hub caps or wheel covers, however.