That advice always works for automobiles, but may not for Airstreams.
I assume that without air in the tire, it does not press hard enough on the
ground to give enougjh friction to withstand the torque of the wrench -
hence, the wheel just turns. Remember, the dura-torque axles will tend to
support the trailer, and the "flat" tire is only down a little, probably
not far enough for the rim to be taking much direct weight.
One suggestion I received was to apply the trailer brakes (but I guess this
would work only for the street side of the trailer). Another thing I have
thought of is to raise the flat wheel with my bottle jack, place some
wooden leveling blocks directly below the flat tire, then lower the wheel
onto those blocks, This would probably provide the resistance to the torque
of the wrench (but might unseat the tire from the wheel).
Thanks
Jerry W4UK
At 07:42 AM 6/2/00 -0400, you wrote:
>Jerry,
> Glad to hear that you're getting those lug nuts loose!
>
>As far as holding the wheel, I was taught to always leave the wheel on
>the ground while breaking the nuts loose, THEN jack it up. Same thing
>when tightening: snug 'em up, then lower the wheel to the ground for
>final tightening.
>
> <<Jim>>
>
>Jerry Flanders wrote:
>>
>>
>> Based on this experience, I will keep a pipe extension and STRONG socket
>> available in the rig just in case I need it in the future. I believe I
>> would have been OK on the roadside to do this with the extender IF THERE IS
>> A WAY TO KEEP THE WHEEL FROM TURNING as I try to loosen the nuts. I think
>> if the tire had been flat, I would have had major problems keeping the
>> wheel from turning. Anybody have in ideas on this?
>>
>> Thanks for all the helpful ideas, guys.
>>
>> Jerry W4UK
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