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Tent Camper Owner’s Manual
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• Make sure all of the lug nuts are secure. Use a torque wrench, DO NOT guess.
• Inspect tires for uneven wear patterns on the tread, for cracks, for foreign objects or for other signs of wear or
trauma.
• If you are towing a trailer, remember that some of the weight of the loaded trailer is transferred to the towing
vehicle.
• Trailers should have the wheel bearings repacked after being in storage for long periods of time.
Do not overloaD your vehiCle. CheCk the tire inforMation
plaCarD for the MaxiMuM reCoMMenDeD loaD for the vehiCle.
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3
4
5
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Tighten each lug nut in the order shown in the chart.
To prevent cross threading, start all lug nuts by hand. Requirements for wheel nut torque, vary depending on the
size and manufacturer of the wheel. Follow the wheel manufacturers recommendation, but do not exceed 120 ft/lbs
on 1⁄2 in studs. Unless otherwise specified by the wheel manufacturer, use a final torque of 85-95 ft/lbs.
note: it is reCoMMenDeD that Wheel bearings be repaCkeD yearly.
never exCeeD the Wheel ManufaCturer’s reCoMMenDations.
it is iMportant to Maintain proper Wheel nut torque to
proviDe safe anD seCure attaChMent of the Wheel to the
hub/DruM.
