Spare wheels for motorhomes

I think you mean Nm ..... 330 kg/m equals almost 2400lbft ..... that really would be FT 😄

Yes thanks MM, twas a bit early in the morning, I'll be alright after my coffee.

peedee

'Bloomin 'eck', 330Nm now that's tight, I don't think you could undo them let alone tighten them back up without a scaffold pole!

At least this thread reminded me to check the spare.

Tyre was new in Sept last year

It needed a bit of air, I originally had all tyres at 55psi but found out I should have 59 front and 65 rear, so inflated to 65psi, removed some of the corrosion on the wheel and gave it a touch up with paint, greased the securing bolt threads and greased the security padlock, before cleaning the cover and refitting it all back on the holder.

So, thanks for the reminder 

 

I wouldn't leave home without a spare wheel, having had two punctures in 6 months, both needing a new tyre. There are a lot of rules about what can be repaired, and a simple nail just too close to the edge is all it takes to need a new tyre.

I swapped both wheels myself using an extending bar, and discovered that a normal socket can be shattered easily at high torques. Quality air gun sockets and a torque wrench are a must.

'Bloomin 'eck', 330Nm now that's tight, I don't think you could undo them let alone tighten them back up without a scaffold pole!

Believe me I have tried! Came to the same conclusion as Vanfan and decided I would leave it to the experts.

peedee

Back to Nigel's question for a minute or two, I'd say if you want to carry a spare tyre, and most of us do, you buy a motorhome which allows this. If you can't, then the first thing to check is how your Breakdown Cover will react when they turn up and you have no spare. Some are more amenable than others. It also depends where you go because you will find it easier if you have a flat in mainland Britain but you won't in say the more remote areas of the world.

I'd also contact the Swift Forum to see what others do.

Once I had a spare wheel bolted to the back of the van. OK because it was designed so by the manufacturer but I was always wondering whether it would be nicked. I know motorhomers who store their spare tyres inside internal lockers.

My spare wheel weighs 27kg on my domestic scales so if you carry one, make sure you have the loading margin.

My wheels are alloys and my spare is steel so I carry a set of bolts for the spare because the ones used for alloys will not fit. The torque setting for my alloys is lower than for steel wheels as the latter can cope with the higher setting.

Peedee's torque figure is the same as on my son's commercial Iveco.  Truck dealers only to remove the wheels. The four wheeled Iveco has a torque setting about half of Peedee's.

 

 I am the same,I look on a spare wheel as I would a lifejacket, hope to never need it, but wouldn't go on water without it.

What happens on a Sunday in the Highlands or on the Hebrides....Change it yourself is what.

Been there done that.

 

What happens on a Sunday in the Highlands or on the Hebrides....Change it yourself is what.

As i am time rich and have my home with all mod cons with me , I would sit it out until help arrived.

peedee

Hmm, 24 hrs at the roadside on Lewis. That'll be fun😂😂😂

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