Tire Tools

[Larry & Rita]

I have a '99 Pace Arrow 34N, , when I bought it used the dealer told me that I didn't have a spare.
Yesterday I was playing mechanic and crawled under it, and low and behold I have a spare tire, What now, if I ever need to use it how can I get it down and even if I am sucessful where are the jack and tools?
Anyone know??????
Chances are I will never have to use it, but never can tell.

[Aguyfromcalg]

This may be a long shot. Try checking under the driver or passenger seats.
If you can it may be a good plan to have the spare inspected. You wouldn't want to use it and have it fail too.

[Grimesy]

Do check the date on the tire, but I think the better solution is to have your tow service do the job. Often times I forget what my age is and the next thing I am in trouble. Bigger, new rigs do not have spares or tools.

Don

[Ray,IN]

Look to see if there is a cable lowering system for the spare, which requires a special crank to operate the winch. If your MH is a gas engine, the jack, handle, and crank for the winch may be under the hatch somewhere. If the spare wheel is bolted in position, I refer you to Grimesy's reply. The spare wheel will weigh around 70#, perhaps more.

[450Donn]

Doubt you will ever find a jack or any other tools. Buying used it is a 99.5%chance the PO took them when he emptied the RV. Go to Harbor Freight and buy yourself a 20 ton hydraulic jack. Then go and buy a socket, extension and breaker bar of the correct size and you will be good to go.

[Wanabee FTer]

I was lucky and found my spare tire release tool in the rear basement storage compartment wedged up against a wiring loom.
The thing I would highly recommend is to check the date code on the spare. Six months ago I was having my tires replaced and had the shop inspect the spare (it looked near new and unused) He found the date code was 13 years old!
I got seven tires instead of six that day.

[rgvtexan]

Some of the gas rigs had an electric whench to raise and lower the spare, my Rexhall did, some had a crank. The tire tools were a long lever bar and a socket bar ~ 12'' long.

[bldrbob]

I have a mounted spare and a cell phone to call road service.

[Sidewinder]

We had a 1996 Bounder with a spare I had to use twice in 6 years. I carried a ½” breaker bar with a pipe extension along with a socket. The motorhome had jacks and with a 4” block of wood under the jack it would lift the wheel off the ground. I would pull out the spare and change it, back on the road in 20 minutes. When I purchased new tires for the coach I always rotated the spare out to a newer one rather than purchase a brand new tire to just sit doing nothing but aging.
Now we have a DP with 22.5 tires and I am not going to be able to change these myself so I will call and wait for road service. I can’t carry a spare of that size and weight.
Ron

[frankdamp]

Our '02 GT has a spare wheel and tire. It's attached underneath the propane tank compartment with a steel chain and hook. We have 19.5" wheels, but I don't think I'd risk changing a flat myself.

When we bought the rig in 2010, the tires on the road wheels were the original chassis build date '01 Goodyears. I changed all six to Toyos. This winter, I'll be taking a closer look at the spare to decide whether or not to change it also.

[Arch Hoagland]

Have you checked the spare's air pressure?

[dajudge]

The best tool to use if you have a spare is a cell phone to call road service. I would never attempt to change a flat tire on my motorhome.

[Fred and Bonnie]

Quote:

Originally Posted by dajudge The best tool to use if you have a spare is a cell phone to call road service. I would never attempt to change a flat tire on my motorhome.

X2 Not worth the extra weight and haste

Fred

[ronspradley]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fred and Bonnie X2 Not worth the extra weight and haste Fred

For sure, cell phone and road service. No way I could get a tire off my MH and back on again.

ronspradley