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Blowout!
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Michael and all……..There should be a jack in the first bay, passenger side behind a panel just behind the steer wheel. It is worth while to verify it is there.
Most tire service providers deal with trucks. even with blowouts there is likely plenty of space to get a jack under the axle to do the wheel removal. No so easy with our buses and we have to use our knowledge of the coach and the level low system to help them. We can also minimize our frustrations by making them aware when we call that they have to send a service truck with the right gear to get the job done. A tag axle repair is the easiest. Michael’s experience was not so good because the service guy probably did not have a low profile jack. To help himself he could have brought along a series of short boards to drive up on to get the side of the coach a little higher. The point is as owners we probably have to offer advice to people whose experience may have been limited to trucks with easy access to lift points.
I have been carrying a pair of short 4 X 4s for a long time just as a potential aid if I have to drive up on some blocking to get a wheel or axle a little higher off the ground for purposes of jacking. I hope i never have to use them.
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I am new here thanks to an invitation from Bob. I am learning as I go so thanks for your patience. I was completely in the dark as to valve stem extenders. I thought they were good and helpful things. I have them on both sides. Thanks for the information.
DKO
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WOW !!!
That was informative thanks guys !! Valve extensions have got to go !!
Michael & Vita, Sorry you had such a bad experience, sometimes we wonder why we own these machines don’t we?!! Glad its over for you and all is well now !!
Happy future travels to you both.
Larry & Diane
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So does anyone cary a spare? I always did in the Eagle and planned on it with the Prevost. I figure if I have one I will never need it!!!!!
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Used to carry a spare. Never used it and since I stopped carrying one I had one tire replaced as a precaution as a result of a sidewall cut. That replacement was while we were in an RV park. We started carrying a spare after our first year of ownership during which I replaced a tire also as a precaution. In both cases I could not get a 120 (the original replacement) or a 315 (the second replacement) and in both cases the odd size tire was put on the tag.
The original coach had 120 tires all around, and all were mounted on aluminum wheels. Now some coaches carry two different size tires and some inner drive wheels are steel so there now becomes less chance of having the spare mounted, and in the case of coaches with multiple size tires, what size should be carried?
I realize we are at risk without one, but it is a compromise like everything else on motorhomes. I would rather have the bay space. Not having a spare sharpens your attention to the condition and pressure in your tires.
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I carry a spare, been packin’ it around for four years and have never used it.
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