Our rig has had a slow leak in one of the 4 tires for the past year or so. We have had “Roadside Assistance” check it twice and Camping World twice. No one could find the leak but it continued to lose air over time. Originally, “over time” meant months. So, we would think “hey, they finally found the leak”. But now it happened in Sacramento and then again once we got to Reno (about 130 miles). In Sacramento we were down to 20 PSI (should be 80 PSI). We pumped up and then headed to Reno. A couple of days after we got here, the tire looked low (20 PSI) again. So, Roadside Assistance said “Take the rig to Mr Hubcap”. Because we needed to drive the rig to the shop, we arranged to have it fixed early today before we drove up to Quincy. So, we once again pumped it up and drove around the corner from the RV Park.
They found a rather fast leak around the wheel. So, since they had to order a replacement wheel, we had them put the original (1998) spare on the rig. While we there they noted that our back truck tires we worn beyond safety levels. We have about 50,000 miles on these two (having replaces the other pair previously at around 35-40,000). It wasn’t really a surprise that we needed to replace the back tires. So, in goes another order for 2 tires. We have to return to Reno mid-month for some appointments, movies, shopping, etc. so we will pick up the mounted tire and have the truck tires replaced then. We hope that John, Boots’ son, can exchange the spare for the new wheel on the RV when we get it back to Quincy. If not, we’ll stop at a Camping World or such to have it done. It takes a pretty powerful hydraulic lift to get the rig up to remove the tire.
