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Subject Topic: changing all 4 tyres
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PersonMrs. Bonce
17/2/2017 at 12:02pm
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Told at the service yesterday that this must be done asap, so new ones being fitted today and I must be looking in the wrong places as can find no info. Any help please? i.e. which legs up, jockey wheel up or down?


PersonOpensauce
17/2/2017 at 12:32pm
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Safest way is caravan hitched to car ready to tow then jacked up one side at a time to change wheels. Otherwise unhitched, legs up, jockey wheel down, handbrake on. If tyre fitter is doing it using trolley jack ensure he jacks caravan on the thicker metal under axles.


PersonMrs. Bonce
17/2/2017 at 12:38pm
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Thanks! strange that there doesn't seem to be any info anywhere.


Persontango55
17/2/2017 at 12:41pm
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I agree with 'Opensauce' but furthermore remember to get each tyre balaced on the wheel rim otherwise 4 tyres not running true will shake your van to pieces. In severe cases it can lead to screws coming loose on door frames, cabinet structures falling apart and waterproof seals vibrating. The cost of balancing should be included in the price.


PersonMrs. Bonce
17/2/2017 at 1:16pm
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Thanks, a fitter is doing it but will tell OH to mention it.


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PersonAVON EAGLE
17/2/2017 at 5:45pm
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I think they recommend changing the tyres every 5 years.

But there is a date on the tyres - don't buy them if that are more than a year old already.

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When I had a small caravan and took it into a tyre place to have both tyres changed they wound down the jockey wheel to it's fullest extent at the front then jacked the rear end up with a trolley jack on each steady leaving the caravan suspended in mid air. They had already done it by the time I realised. I came out in a cold sweat and spent the next half hour with my eyes closed and my fingers in my ears until somebody tapped me on the shoulder to tell me it was all over. The last time I felt like that my wife was having a baby!


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17/2/2017 at 7:23pm
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Well, it's done and all ok.


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Quote: Originally posted by Mrs. Bonce on 17/2/2017
Well, it's done and all ok.


Phew!



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