Jack Placement to Change my Tire
Hello All, I’m stuck in the middle of no where with a flat tire. I have 2 20 ton bottle jacks and a 1/2” impact ratchet and a socket. I don’t know where to place the jacks, Do I need both jacks? ...
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Executive wrote:
Keep in mind the rear tires are the easiest to change. You don't even need a jack if it's an outside dual. Simply drive onto a chock block with the inner wheel and remove the outer one. Put the new one on and drive away.
Be sure to recheck the torque on the lug nuts after a couple hundred miles....Dennis
This works well on old Budd wheels, if you re-torque the inner nuts before you put outside back on. But on hub-piloted, it's a good way to shear studs. Either when it shifts far enough, and weight is on the studs, or when just a little, and proper torque will not pull back in place. As soon as you roll, the lugs are loose.
