R-pod Owners Forum : Changing flat tire http://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : Podmods, Maintenance, Tips and Tricks : Changing flat tire Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Thu, 30 Apr 2026 03:04:06 +0000 Wed, 10 Oct 2012 18:30:28 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=3011 R-pod Owners Forum http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png http://www.rpod-owners.com/ Changing flat tire : AAA or Good Sam are great, unless... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3011&PID=28482#28482 Author: TIDALWAVE
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Posted: 10 Oct 2012 at 6:30pm

AAA or Good Sam are great,  unless you're 50 miles in the forests of Montana and you do not have cell phone reception.   I came upon a lady and her young son an hour and half drive on a gravel Natl. Forest Road in Northern Colorado last summer.  She had taken a 'short cut' through the forest.  But she had gotten a flat and her husband had forgotten to replace the jack in her trunk.  She was literally in tears and her little boy was starting to panic. No one had come by all morning and cell phones didn't work.  It only took me a few minutes to jack up her car, change the tire and follow her out of the woods.  I even got a thank you card from her and her son a few weeks later.
So you really should be prepared to change your own tires.  Otherwise camp out only in urban areas.

]]> Wed, 10 Oct 2012 18:30:28 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3011&PID=28482#28482 Changing flat tire : Or Good Sam! http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3011&PID=28481#28481 Author: coopercdrkey
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Posted: 10 Oct 2012 at 4:25pm

Or Good Sam!]]> Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:25:20 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3011&PID=28481#28481 Changing flat tire : Here is my suggestion,,,AAA! http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3011&PID=28479#28479 Author: Paige
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Posted: 10 Oct 2012 at 2:36pm

Here is my suggestion,,,AAA!]]> Wed, 10 Oct 2012 14:36:25 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3011&PID=28479#28479 Changing flat tire : If you look closely at your axle... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3011&PID=28477#28477 Author: TIDALWAVE
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Posted: 10 Oct 2012 at 10:25am

If you look closely at your axle adjacent to the wheel-hub, you will see a couple of vertical flanges welded to the axle. (one member has a nice set of photos...use 'search' to find them) You put your own jack under the flanges to lift that side of the Pod. The flanges spread the Pod's weight along that part of the axle for lifting (don't lift on the round part of the axle!). Check on any wiring that might be pinched when you lift the axle. If needed, move the wiring, to prevent cutting the brake wires when the jack pad or axle is lifted. I use a 'scissor' jack to lift the axle.  A larger jack will lift the Pod more easily but takes more storage room.
You will also need a wheel nut wrench to remove the wheel nut lugs.  I use a 'collapseable' cross-type wrench...it has four different nut sizes and stores in a very little space.
I use a pair of wheel chocks to prevent the wheel from rotating while I am loosing or tightening the lugs.  A friend of mine has his wife push on the tow vehicle's brakes to cause the Pod's brakes to lock its wheels.
After replacing the wheel, tighten the wheel lugs in a diagonal pattern until the wheel is correctly snugged onto the hub. Tighten the lugs as hard as possible.  The recommended torque is 100 ft/lbs.  I find that I am not strong enough to tighten the lugs that tight using a normal (or collapseable) lug wrench.  I use my torque wrench set to 100 when I get home.  Of course, you could carry a torque wrench with if you are worried you haven't tightened the lugs sufficiently.

]]> Wed, 10 Oct 2012 10:25:01 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3011&PID=28477#28477 Changing flat tire : Welcome. You need to provide a... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3011&PID=28468#28468 Author: techntrek
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Posted: 09 Oct 2012 at 8:58pm

Welcome.  You need to provide a jack, often the one in your TV (tow vehicle) will work but you may need to use blocks to get it high enough.  The official word is don't lift by the frame, and don't lift by the axle.  Some here agree that the only reasonable solution is to use a piece of wood to spread the load on the frame and lift on the frame as close to the wheel as possible.  

Never use the built-in stabilizer jacks to lift the pod.  When used as stabilizers you want to make contact with the ground and turn the handle maybe 2 more times tops to apply some pressure.

]]> Tue, 09 Oct 2012 20:58:26 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3011&PID=28468#28468 Changing flat tire : Could someone please advise... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3011&PID=28464#28464 Author: granpod
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Posted: 09 Oct 2012 at 7:04pm

Could someone please advise how to change a flat tire with the spare tire provided?  Where is the wheel jack and jacking point?  I assume stablilizer jacks are not designed for carry full load of the trailer.]]> Tue, 09 Oct 2012 19:04:03 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3011&PID=28464#28464