Jacking and Wheel Removal
Author
Message
- Offline
- Senior Contributor
- Posts: 237
- Joined: Mon Jul 01, 2013 2:30 pm
- Travco Model: 1976 270
Jacking and Wheel Removal
How do you guys get your coaches off the ground.\n\nI bought a 4 ton floor jack that would NOT lift the whole ass end of the coach up but can lift one wheel at a time.\n\nI asked my mechanic about how to change a tire on the road and he said "call roadside assistance". He knows I am know what I am doing but said it is a major pain in the ass on the side of the road.\n\nThinking about a set of bottle jacks to have at home but what did these things come with in terms of jacking equipment?\n\nAlso Jack stands. What size do you guys use?\n\nRobC
- Offline
- Site Admin
- Posts: 1782
- Joined: Tue Jan 22, 2013 7:01 am
- Travco Model: 1975 270,1974 220
- Location: North East Ct
Re: Jacking and Wheel Removal
I use a 20 ton Blackhawk USA made bottle jack but I am a heavy truck mechanic . I would say a minimun of a 6 ton bottle jack but given most are made overseas junk even maybe a 10 ton. I don't trust the jackstands personally. I use big Oak blocks I got from a saw mill.
1977 Travco 270 Elite\n1974 Travco 220 Parts unit
- Offline
- Moderator
- Posts: 1199
- Joined: Sat Jan 26, 2013 2:32 am
- Travco Model:
- Location: Kerrville, Texas
Re: Jacking and Wheel Removal
I use a 30 ton bottle jack with a 12" x 12" piece of 3/4" thick board under it. Get the biggest jack stands that you can find from somewhere like Tractor Supply or Car Quest. I use a pair of 5 ton jack stands together on one side and also leave the bottle jack in place.\nA ladder and a cheater pipe will help get the lugs loose and the fact that I weigh 230lbs doesn't hurt either. Remember that the right side will have reverse threads.
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
- Offline
- Senior Contributor
- Posts: 237
- Joined: Mon Jul 01, 2013 2:30 pm
- Travco Model: 1976 270
Re: Jacking and Wheel Removal
Got a set of bottle jacks a floor jack and a bunch of wood cribbing to get the beast off the ground. The bottle jacks move the rig up with no trouble at all.\n\nI just realized I have no way of getting the lugs off. What size is the lug wrench? are there two separate wrenches for the duals (inner and outer)?.\n\nI need some new rubber on two tires and decided I would paint the rims while I had the tires off.\n\n\nRobC
- Offline
- Site Admin
- Posts: 1782
- Joined: Tue Jan 22, 2013 7:01 am
- Travco Model: 1975 270,1974 220
- Location: North East Ct
Re: Jacking and Wheel Removal
it is called a 1 1/2 inch budd wheel socket. Available online or any heavy truck parts supply like Fleetpride. NAPA might even have it.\nI use a very big 3/4 drive IR gun but you can do it with a long breaker bar...just gonna take longer. You can use a jack stand to hold the extension. 77Travco posted a pic of how to do that above.\nOf course I like Snap on but OTC makes a much cheaper alternative. Could probably get a used one from eBay.\nhttp://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item.asp?item_ID=636063&group_ID=675686\nThe outer nut comes off first(1 1/2) then the innner square nut (13/16)\nBear in mind one side is left hand thread and one is right. I forget which is which but should be stamped on the square nut L or R
1977 Travco 270 Elite\n1974 Travco 220 Parts unit
- Offline
- Senior Contributor
- Posts: 629
- Joined: Fri Feb 21, 2014 10:32 am
- Travco Model: 270
- Location: Ohio
Re: Jacking and Wheel Removal
I personally use a 20 ton air/over hydraulic bottle jack. My new 500 ft pound impact would only impact but would not loosen the nuts. Went up to a 1300 pound impact connected to a 1/2 or 5/8 air hose connectect with an adaptor to fit the compressor... Didn't hesistate in the removal then. I have a 3/4 Budd socket and they did run about $65.00 for one back in the day... believe they are about $95.00 per today. It is a forged unit with an opening to fit the nuts and internally (a bit deeper) a square hole for the stud) all in one socket...\nIf you snoop about your unit you might find the double ended lug wrench or bar with a square on one end and the other is for the nuts...and a long bar 3 to 4 foot long for leverage..in one of the side compartments... (Usually) \nAs the torque is 500 pounds, its quite a lot. Easier to call a tire truck out after selecting the correct tires and having them do the grunt work... Quite affordable.. I have had rears swapped from one Trav to another... and I think the price was in the day $70.00. Not worth the work...not counting the amount of words you would conjur up while doing it...\nBTW... The Budd fits both the outside nuts and the rear inside studs/bolts. Unless someone lost or changed the nuts, they are stamped L & R for the left and right side threaded nuts. Work slowly and carefully...Theory back then was the counter tightening (L) would stop a loose nut from backing off. FWIT IMO... Subject to corrections by readers....\nOrrrrrr... do it as pictured in the above presentation as posted by 77Travco\nEEwwww... my feet ache just looking at doing it that way... \nLight as a empty beer can and shaped like a bee, that travco flat tire aint getting any work from me...\nBBB
Last edited by badbillybiker on Fri Dec 12, 2014 1:13 pm, edited 3 times in total.
- Offline
- Moderator
- Posts: 1199
- Joined: Sat Jan 26, 2013 2:32 am
- Travco Model:
- Location: Kerrville, Texas
Re: Jacking and Wheel Removal
The service manual states the torque values at 450 ft lbs for the inner lug/studs and 500 ft lbs for the outer 1 1/2" nuts. In other words... these things are tight and will be quite a job to do without a big air impact. It is possible though, I did mine by hand when I did my rear brakes. I also like the idea of being able to change a flat by hand if needed.
- Offline
- Senior Contributor
- Posts: 629
- Joined: Fri Feb 21, 2014 10:32 am
- Travco Model: 270
- Location: Ohio
Re: Jacking and Wheel Removal
I like the idea even better when I have a service truck doing the work...No need for me to change a tire. If it's a rear (and tubeless) I will run it out to a serviceable spot... or take it in and just buy a new one. If the front goes flat/blows out and you can steer it to the side of a road without crashing... (possibly with "safe steer") again, a service truck is wanted. I don't want to have a stroke or a heart attack over a dam tire anymore than having one shoveling snow...IMO...\nI bascically am a interstate baby... Don't like turkey trails/back roads very much when Rv' ing\nBBB
- Offline
- Site Admin
- Posts: 1782
- Joined: Tue Jan 22, 2013 7:01 am
- Travco Model: 1975 270,1974 220
- Location: North East Ct
Re: Jacking and Wheel Removal
That;s why I have Triple A Gold rv coverage...lol
1977 Travco 270 Elite\n1974 Travco 220 Parts unit
- Offline
- Moderator
- Posts: 1199
- Joined: Sat Jan 26, 2013 2:32 am
- Travco Model:
- Location: Kerrville, Texas
Re: Jacking and Wheel Removal
\n\nI really need to check into that...Acesneights wrote:That;s why I have Triple A Gold rv coverage...lol