Technical information

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Chapter 2 CARAVAN & TOW VEHICLE
Changing a Wheel
i. Unhitch caravan and ensure handbrake is applied.
ii. Lower the corner steadies as a safety measure to stabilise the caravan.
Chock the un-punctured wheel on the opposite side of the caravan
to prevent any movement.
iii. Slacken off the wheel bolts by no more than one quarter of a turn on
the wheel that requires changing. Do not fully undo them.
iv. Place the jack plate under the axle tube as near as possible to the
main longitudinal member.
v. Jack up the caravan until the wheel for removal is just off the ground.
vi. Remove the wheel nuts and remove the wheel.
vii. Fit the spare wheel, then reverse the above procedure. Ensure that
the wheel bolts are all fitted, and tightened in the correct sequence
to the right torque (see page 22 for tightening sequence and torque
setting).
viii. Remember to tighten all bolts to the correct torque and re-check after
50kms/30 miles.
Caution: under no circumstances should the corner steadies be used as a jack
they are only a means of stabilising the caravan.
Unhitching
Do not pitch in a position in which your outfit will obstruct others people.
Try to choose an area that is dry, reasonably level and preferably with a
hard base.
If you have no alternative but to pitch on a slope ensure that, for when
you leave, you are facing down the slope.