Jack
My apologies if there's an FAQ on this I didn't find. Redirect me if appropriate. I haven't been carrying a jack and tools to change a tire if necessary; in general, I have road service for that. ...
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Our Class C on the E450 chassis came with a lug wrench. I also carry a 6 ton bottle jack, a short piece of 1x6 board to sit the jack on in case the ground surface is soft, plus a torque wrench and a 19mm socket.
In 13 years and 93,000 miles of travel I have never had a need to change a flat. I'm on my 3rd set of Michelins with the older tires replaced due to age.
When I buy new tires, I always re-torque the lug nuts, as the guys with the impact wrenches always seem to over tighten the nuts. With some of the nuts, I have to stand on the end of the lug wrench in order to loosen them so I can properly re-torque them.
For our E450 the correct torque of 140 ft-lbs is stamped on the end of the nuts, as seen in this picture.
One additional thing - The rear wheels can rust to the axle hub, making them very difficult to get off. When I changed the brake pads on the rears a couple of years ago I had to use the trick of loosening the lug nuts a turn or so, then rolling the RV forward a little and jamming on the brakes. This broke the rust bond so the wheels could come off. Never had this issue with the front wheels.
In 13 years and 93,000 miles of travel I have never had a need to change a flat. I'm on my 3rd set of Michelins with the older tires replaced due to age.
When I buy new tires, I always re-torque the lug nuts, as the guys with the impact wrenches always seem to over tighten the nuts. With some of the nuts, I have to stand on the end of the lug wrench in order to loosen them so I can properly re-torque them.
For our E450 the correct torque of 140 ft-lbs is stamped on the end of the nuts, as seen in this picture.
One additional thing - The rear wheels can rust to the axle hub, making them very difficult to get off. When I changed the brake pads on the rears a couple of years ago I had to use the trick of loosening the lug nuts a turn or so, then rolling the RV forward a little and jamming on the brakes. This broke the rust bond so the wheels could come off. Never had this issue with the front wheels.
