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Minor Repairs
Pulling vehicle onto flat bed
1. Position wooden ramps at the base of the flat
bed to reduce the angle of the pull.
2. Reel in the hoist cable and check the underside
of the vehicle for any interference.
Tying down vehicle on flat bed
1. Carefully feed towing straps through the
opening in the
rear wheels
.
Make sure metal parts of straps do not
damage rim. Make sure the strap is flat over
the rim bead.
Make sure brake backing plate is not
damaged.
2. Secure straps to rear of flat bed.
3. Reel in hoist cable only far enough to tension
tie-down straps.
4. Carefully feed towing straps through the
opening in the
front wheels
.
Make sure metal parts of straps do not
damage rim.
Make sure the strap is flat over the rim bead.
Make sure brake backing plate is not
damaged.
5. Secure straps to front of flat bed.
6. Release tension on hoist cable, but do not dis-
connect. Use hoist cable as a safety cable.
Recovering the vehicle
Depending on the vehicle equipment, the spare-
wheel well contains one or two towing lugs.
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When recovering the vehicle, always use two
towing lugs if possible.
Screw in the towing lugs only at the front or
rear.
Never screw them in so that one towing lug is
at the front and one is at the back.
