You need a breaker bar Dave and a good socket.  The torque is ~ 123ft/lbs,
so that little X wrench won't really do it!  ;)

Jake

On Sun, Jun 20, 2010 at 10:03 AM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:

> ---- Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
> > well, as I mentioned before, there is a stock scissors jack available
> > from bus depot.
> >
> > http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=237011031
> >
> > but go ahead and adapt another jack :)
>
> Thanks Alistair.  Now another question.  I've never actually removed a tire
> and wheel from the van myself.  I have, under the rear seat with the jack,
> an old fashioned four armed lug nut wrench.  One socket on the wrench fits
> the lug nuts.  But, should I have instead a breaker bar?  And should I use a
> torque wrench to refit the lugs?  What torque value?  thanks, DMc
> >
> > alistair
> >
> >
> >
> > On 20-Jun-10, at 8:24 AM, Dave Mcneely wrote:
> >
> > When I first got the camper, I went through a drill to try out the
> > OEM jack.  I did not and do not like it, as it did not seem as stable
> > as the scissors jacks that I have been accustomed to with Japanese
> > vehicles.  But, it worked, and I have not done anything about a
> > better jack.  One question I have, and have been a bit put off by in
> > considering other jacks, is how does one adapt them to the jack
> > points built into the side of the van?  A scissors or a bottle jack
> > either needs a notch or at least a flat place to fit the jack
> > platform.  How do you guys deal with that?  I would like to have a
> > jack that I trust more to remain stable while changing a flat if
> > needed.  Thanks, David McNeely
> >
>
> --
> David McNeely
>

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Jake

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