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Jax365

02/2/2013 at 11:21am
Location: south cheshire
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Yes jaxx you are correct you really shouldn't do that even for a minute or two. It's a recipe for a disaster waiting to happen. The clue is in the name, corner STEADIES

I know I shouldn't!

And you are quite right to tell me off! There's just no other way I can do this job, and as mine stands from November to April, I really need to turn the wheels!

Mind you, I know at least two other people who have had to change a wheel on their van and have used the steadies to do it, with no apparent harm to the van. I would just call the AA!

If I had a newish van I would get a jack and get someone to do it for me - but mine is really old (1982) so I figure the wheels are worth more than the chassis!

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Basilbrush

03/2/2013 at 11:10am
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Quote: Originally posted by phil76 on 01/2/2013
Ours is on axel stands between trips so no weight on tyres or suspension

I always used to jack ours up and put a big section of RSJ under the axle each side to take the weight off everything too Phil, we only ever used our vans Whitsun to September so they would stand on one spot for months if I didn't put the RSJ's under, I used to put a thin piece of ply between the axle and RSJ to stop any risk of metal to metal slip. As we've sold up (for the foreseeable future) we've only got the RSJ's left.

I believe tyre company's are supposed to mark contact points and turn their racked stock more regular than Phil's suggesting but I could be wrong.

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