It's not that difficult. You should continue unwinding after the spare wheel has got to the floor, it unwinds quite a lot further. Then you can pull it out from underneath the van then releasing it is easy. There is no need to get under the van.
Yes, when I was testing out doing it, I wound it down as much as possible and pulled it out the back. It is reasonably difficult, but if 74 year old me can do it, most people should be able to.
Nice video👍🏼. I’ve been fitting a spare wheel carrier to my van and watched your video with interest. I found that the cable is quite long if you wind it fully out, and you can fit/remove the carrier into the wheel with it standing against the bumper then just wind it in.
The bag with bolts and plate in are required to fit the alloy wheel to the cradle you need to use the different bolts and adapter as the centre bore is different.
Thanks for this. I'm definitely carrying my de Walt impact driver from now on. I can use it for lowering the spare and raising the jack as well as loosening the nuts.
If you roll out the spare wheel cable completely, you can pull the wheel under the bumper. You don't have to crawl under the car. (Dis)assembly of the hook is also much easier. The winch first pulls the tire back under the car and then up against the attachment.
Thank you so much for taking the trouble to make this video Ian. I knew what the adaptor plate was for, but hadn't appreciated the effort involved in lowering the steel spare and getting it off the winch cable. I've had several cars where the spare has been underslung in a cradle, but the bolt head for lowering the cradle has always been in the floor of the boot, and removing the spare has been quick and effortless. It's easy to understand why Fiat have opted for a winch operated from underneath the van though. Just imagine your Ducato is an Amazon delivery van rather than a campervan or motorhome. If you had a puncture you'd have to take some parcels out to drop the spare, and while you're busy changing the wheel, they'd all get nicked 🤣 If I'm unlucky enough to get a puncture on a dark, wet, windy night, I'll know exactly what's involved, and believe me, your doing this will greatly reduce the pain and save me reaching for the owners manual. Especially as I don't carry it in the van!
Useful video Thank you. I have just bought a 2024 cv40.Unfortunately it came without a spare wheel or carrier. I managed to get hold of a new steel spare wheel and tyre and am still trying to get find a carrier. I am currently still lugging it about inside the van.
Thank you for another informative video Ianl. I am currently considering whether to fit a spare wheel to my van and your video was very helpful. I've watched most of your videos and they all provide excellent practical advice The only additional comment I would add to this video is the importance of the order in which the wheel nuts are tightened which should be 1, 3, 5, 2, and 4.
Thanks for the tip David. I learn more from peoples comments all the time and I always appreciate it. I'm sure your comment will be helpful to anyone who visits my channel. Thanks for watching and commenting. Means a lot as I love reading the comments and opinions of others. I learn loads on here. 👍
When I first spotted this I thought you may have had a puncture but I then fully appreciated how useful this may be at some point as figuring out on the fly what to do is never good if it’s raining and you don’t know what to do - brilliant - just hope I never need to use it in practice but if I do I would have half a chance of doing it - thank you
Very informative video. Really pleased you made it as it’s removed a lot of uncertainty from my mind as to the procedure. I feel a lot more confident having watched this video that I know know what to do in the unfortunate situation should I get a flat tyre. Thanks.
Great video. Thanks for taking the time and effort to demonstrate the whole process, as well as the video creation and editing. I’m a lot more comfortable about changing the wheel/servicing the brakes now. Brilliant 🤩 👍
Many thanks for the videos, I'm cramming them over the last few days. When jacking a car/van with the scissor jack it's easy to chip the paint around the jacking point, this can lead to rust etc. Previously with my cars, I have placed several folded layers of fabric (old t-shirt) over the jack where it contacts the van to stop metal to paint contact. It's a little bit fiddly as this obscures the jacking point, but with a small amount of patience you can get it all located and save the paint around the jacking point .. hope this helps. Just a thought. It would have been interesting to pop the wheel onto some household scales to show the weight. I'm taking a total guess at 30kg.. maybe we could have done a challenge to guess the weight :)
I'm very grateful to you for this video. I just found out my spare wheel isn't holding pressure due to a dodgy valve. I stopped the vid half way and went and followed the instructions. I wouldn't have known where to start without it. I have to say the procedure is not easy. I found using the jack to hold the wheel up worked well cos you can push the tyre hard up against the underside and theres no danger of it falling on your arm while you try to detach it. It does get in the way a bit though. I reckon the most fiddly part is getting the thingy on the end of the cable up through the hole in the wheel. There is no real clearance and it keeps sticking. Edit one day after: Just had a new valve fitted and tyre ready to be put back on the carrier. Turns out if I just keep lowering the carrier there is plenty enough cable to get it right out the back of the van. So no having to support the heavy wheel and this makes fiddling with the thingy so much easier. Thanks anyway cos I wouldn't have known where to start. Now I'm an expert 💪
if you continue to wind the spare wheel down after it hits the floor, there is enough slack cable to just pull the wheel out from under the van, it makes it really really easy to remove the plate from the spare wheel...just drag the wheel out from under the van theres is plenty of spare cable, then when returning the wheel its easy to put the holding plate back through the hole and simply wind it back in under the van and up into place, the winding mechanism will drag the wheel back under and up, although if you want to give the wheel a push it helps....doing it the way shown on the vid makes it really really difficult.
Thanks for the vid I’d previously looked underneath and found it looked quite complicated but your vid has now given me an understanding of what’s required. Hopefully I won’t have to do it, but if I do I’ll feel prepared.
Manoeuvring the wheel on to those guides is a breeze if you carry a garden spade. Stand wheel on spade and wriggle and position using the leverage of Spade to turn & lift wheel on.
Thank you. It’s worth having a run through it in the daylight when it’s dry. Will definitely make things easier if you’re ever unfortunate enough to have to do it later. 👍🏻
Strongly recommend the use of a torque wrench when refitting any wheel and recheck after 50 to 100 miles. You can buy a torque wrench on Amazon or from Toolstation.
Hi Ian. I'm 71. A retired plumber with a bad back lol. It looked a bit difficult for you at only 25? What do you think at my age? Should I give it a go just for a practice? We have a 2019 Elddis 155 with a big overhang at the back. Now, you changed the front wheel and could see the cab jacking point but ours is a coach built, as they call them and the jacking point isn't too obvious. After only 4 years and 21,000 miles the front tyres are half worn and have tiny cracks between the treads. It's just passed its MOT. The tester said the cracks are nothing to worry about - but since then, after scrambling about scaping rust off black brackets and painting them with Hammerite, I noticed the back tyres (still have about 6mm of tread on them) have even bigger and longer splits in them! Now it's not happened overnight so it must have gone through the MOT with these big splits no trouble. They say if they aren't through to the canvas they are ok. But we have a problem. There is a massive 70lbs of pressure in the fronts and a mind blowing 80lbs in the backs. In fact the tyre pressure limit on the sidewall is 80lbs and with cracks in them I shudder to think! Some people with older vans say they've let them down to 60 front and 70 back with a slightly smoother ride and still good handling but if I do that with mine the bloody warning comes on the speedo telling me the tyres are underinflated. Can these be either adjusted or cancelled all together? One bloke reckoned that Elddis put more pressure than's really needed to avoid flatspots during storage. Is this bulls**t or what? I can see a big bill for 4 new tyres looming up but guess what - I won't be changing the buggers! Great video by the way.
The pressures you see on the door panel, are for a fully loaded white van man's van. Get your van to a weighbridge and weigh both axles, then send it to the tyre manufacturer and they'll email you back the correct pressures. We do do this with every van and have never had a problem, CV20 and I think my pressures are 55 to 58 front and 58 to 60 rear. The van runs and handles very well along with being comfortable and not feeling every bump..
Thank you very much. Very helpful. I have identical setup on my fiat Ducati roller team 785. Don’t fancy it but if I need to, at least I’m in the know.👍👍👍
Hi Ian, love the channel. Fantastic information on how to change a wheel. Feels like you need to be 🦸♂️superman to overcome this issue. Shame fiat never thought about run flats. Pete.
Too right Pete. It's no easy task so I am glad I have done it in the daylight while it's dry. At least I know what's involved. Hope you never have to change the wheel but at least you know what's involved now eh!
Great vid' which confirmed all my worst fears and it's great that you've gone to the trouble of doing and videoing this, I don't think I could change the wheel as easily especially as you can't arrange to have a puncture at a convenient spot - like a Halford service Bay! (As it happens, my current van doesn't have a spare but has a tyre inflation kit, for which I'm very grateful.)
I've had my Trigano Ducato for 5 years and never had to use the spare..its a 2008 but same as your me mechanism. I always wondered how it was held and lowered etc.. going to practice using it on my driveway today..well done mate, great video. I've subscribed too!👍
Hi Ian great video,when you had wheel off i noticed you had surface rust on the wheel hub.I have always cleaned this off and smeared copper grease on affected areas as through time the alloy wheel will weld itself to hub and will be a bugger to get off.I do this to all my wheels once a year and have never had any problems,cheers
The rusted area isn’t the problem, that’s where the alloy isn’t seating. The problem is where the alloy wheel seats against the hub and that’s where a smear of copper slip will help because over time alloy reacts with the steel and bonds. The copper slip reduces this reaction.
Another brilliant and informative video Ian - thanks for taking the time (and considerable effort!) to do this. Just hope I won’t need to use my new-found knowledge!
Great video: Taking delivery of my new Ducato campervan in mid-November 2022 here in Australia. As we'll probably be driving the outback where AA and RAC equivalent associations can be hours away, thought I'd need some idea of what to do if I needed to change a tyre? Thanks again, just subscribed. :)
thanks for making the video, I'd heard it was a heavy duty task for one. Apparently with a tow bar fitted the back end has to be jacked up even higher for the spare to clear. One for roadside assistance, and a bigger jack?
Thanks for watching and leaving a comment. It’s definitely a task for roadside assistance for me. I wouldn’t want to be crawling under the van changing tyres on a cold dark wet winter night. 👍🏻
Excellent informative video Ian, thank you for taking the time and effort to make it. I just hope I never need to do this because I struggle to brush my teeth these days. 😂😂
So assume then that the alloy won’t fit under the van as no hole in the middle, so you would need to store inside? Think I’ll order cheap tarp or some plastic to wrap it in. Also, can’t believe how slow that Jack was - think I’ll also get a ratchet 👍🏻
Many thanks for that video as I was a bit baffled by the Ducato system which to be honest is utterly ridiculous. Given the amount of space under these vans you would have thought they'd fit a more user friendly system. I agree that in the dark and the rain that wheel lowering would be a nightmare. I wonder how many poor souls have struggled helpless to force that cradle back through the wheel. My spare is also retained by 2 large cable ties presumably factory fitted and not replaceable? Next sunny day I'm going to practice getting the wheel lowered after seeing that. Have also been told to regularly lubricate the mechanism with WD40 as it has a tendency to corrode and seize.
WD40 is a very good tip. I agree, it's not the best system and very difficult to operate. I also recommend that from time to time people should lower the spare wheel down from under the van and check the tyre pressure. The last thing you need on a wet and windy night is to get a flat tyre only to find that your spare is also flat. Worth checking now and again. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment. I appreciate it. 👍
Not ridiculous! I love this system, it works great. Much easier than my previous Ducatos. The important thing is that you roll out the cable completely. I had no trouble at all with the attachment hook / disk.
Fantastic vlog... Just considering fitting one of these for my alloy spare. Do you feel that you could also get a wheel cover in place to help protect the alloy from the elements over time?
Hi Ian Love the videos keep the good work up, you might have some competition when our van arrives we’ll see. (I may be a bit too old for the work involved). We were due to pick-up our CV40 in June from Tyne Valley motorhomes but alas still waiting. Question: are you a Geordie no offence intended. :¬)) John
No offence taken John. I'm originally from Sunderland but now live in the Durham area. Good luck with the CV40. I love mine and I'm sure you won't be disappointed. Thanks for watching.
Great video thankyou. I did have a small metal plate drop out when taking the spare wheel out, did you notice anything like that as I don't know where it goes? .
Mmmm. I don’t remember a small metal plate. Is it the adaptor so that you can put the alloy under the van while you are using the spare? Could be that.
I was reliably informed that the plate is to fit the spare wheel. It’s a slightly different size to the alloys apparently as the spare is a steel wheel.
nice video thanks. Can you tell me, i think you have 225/75/16 tyres, when installed below does the tyre touch the black bracket you installed on the beam towards the front of the van or is there a gap? If there is a gap any chance you can measure said gap. Reason for asking on my fiat van i have a shower trap that i think will be in the way of the tyre going up, which cant be moved or adjusted. From the video its hard to know exactaly where the centre of the wheel is once jacked up.
I think I be calling the break down company. The bags of nuts you got out just a thought are they for the spare wheel?? As in my van I have other set for the spare as the ones in the alloy wheel will not work in the spare.
Hi Martin. Yea mate the spare nuts are for the spare wheel and as far as calling a break down service…I’m with you all the way. I changed that wheel in day light on a warm day and it was difficult. I hate the thought of having to do it in the dark and the wind and rain. Not good. 👍🏻
It's not that difficult. You should continue unwinding after the spare wheel has got to the floor, it unwinds quite a lot further. Then you can pull it out from underneath the van then releasing it is easy.
There is no need to get under the van.
Yes, when I was testing out doing it, I wound it down as much as possible and pulled it out the back. It is reasonably difficult, but if 74 year old me can do it, most people should be able to.
Nice video👍🏼. I’ve been fitting a spare wheel carrier to my van and watched your video with interest. I found that the cable is quite long if you wind it fully out, and you can fit/remove the carrier into the wheel with it standing against the bumper then just wind it in.
Sounds like the best idea to me. Thanks for the tip. Every days a school day.
Or drop the wheel and roll forward.
@@Cous1nJack not always possible but another possibility.
I agree, there is no need to get under the van.
I'm amazed he manged to do what he did.
The bag with bolts and plate in are required to fit the alloy wheel to the cradle you need to use the different bolts and adapter as the centre bore is different.
Thanks Ric. I will stick it in the update. 👍🏻
Thanks for your efforts to show everyone how that system works, appreciate it
Brilliant video sir! You saved my life! Camper company showed me everything except what to do if puncture! God bless you!
Thanks for this. I'm definitely carrying my de Walt impact driver from now on. I can use it for lowering the spare and raising the jack as well as loosening the nuts.
OMG !!! I’m in my mid 70s no way could I do that . Thank you so much for your video. It’s definitely a breakdown service for me.
If you roll out the spare wheel cable completely, you can pull the wheel under the bumper. You don't have to crawl under the car. (Dis)assembly of the hook is also much easier. The winch first pulls the tire back under the car and then up against the attachment.
Even fully fit I couldn’t manage that! It’s definitely the Green Flag for me. Thanks for sharing a very informative video.
I would rather call green Flag too to be honest. 😂
Thank you so much for taking the trouble to make this video Ian. I knew what the adaptor plate was for, but hadn't appreciated the effort involved in lowering the steel spare and getting it off the winch cable. I've had several cars where the spare has been underslung in a cradle, but the bolt head for lowering the cradle has always been in the floor of the boot, and removing the spare has been quick and effortless.
It's easy to understand why Fiat have opted for a winch operated from underneath the van though. Just imagine your Ducato is an Amazon delivery van rather than a campervan or motorhome. If you had a puncture you'd have to take some parcels out to drop the spare, and while you're busy changing the wheel, they'd all get nicked 🤣
If I'm unlucky enough to get a puncture on a dark, wet, windy night, I'll know exactly what's involved, and believe me, your doing this will greatly reduce the pain and save me reaching for the owners manual. Especially as I don't carry it in the van!
I'm pleased that the effort has reached someone who appreciates it. I hope you never have to use that spare.
He didn't unwind the carrier fully. There is no need to get under the van.
Useful video Thank you. I have just bought a 2024 cv40.Unfortunately it came without a spare wheel or carrier.
I managed to get hold of a new steel spare wheel and tyre and am still trying to get find a carrier. I am currently still lugging it about inside the van.
Thank you for another informative video Ianl. I am currently considering whether to fit a spare wheel to my van and your video was very helpful. I've watched most of your videos and they all provide excellent practical advice The only additional comment I would add to this video is the importance of the order in which the wheel nuts are tightened which should be 1, 3, 5, 2, and 4.
Thanks for the tip David. I learn more from peoples comments all the time and I always appreciate it. I'm sure your comment will be helpful to anyone who visits my channel. Thanks for watching and commenting. Means a lot as I love reading the comments and opinions of others. I learn loads on here. 👍
Thanks for such s detailed video, where you didn't miss key steps and/or tips...brilliant!
When I first spotted this I thought you may have had a puncture but I then fully appreciated how useful this may be at some point as figuring out on the fly what to do is never good if it’s raining and you don’t know what to do - brilliant - just hope I never need to use it in practice but if I do I would have half a chance of doing it - thank you
Glad it was helpful!
Very informative video. Really pleased you made it as it’s removed a lot of uncertainty from my mind as to the procedure. I feel a lot more confident having watched this video that I know know what to do in the unfortunate situation should I get a flat tyre. Thanks.
Thanks for watching and leaving a comment. Really appreciated. Hope you never need to use the info! 👍
Great video. Thanks for taking the time and effort to demonstrate the whole process, as well as the video creation and editing. I’m a lot more comfortable about changing the wheel/servicing the brakes now. Brilliant 🤩 👍
You’re welcome. I hope I never have to do it for real.
Many thanks for the videos, I'm cramming them over the last few days.
When jacking a car/van with the scissor jack it's easy to chip the paint around the jacking point, this can lead to rust etc. Previously with my cars, I have placed several folded layers of fabric (old t-shirt) over the jack where it contacts the van to stop metal to paint contact. It's a little bit fiddly as this obscures the jacking point, but with a small amount of patience you can get it all located and save the paint around the jacking point .. hope this helps.
Just a thought. It would have been interesting to pop the wheel onto some household scales to show the weight. I'm taking a total guess at 30kg.. maybe we could have done a challenge to guess the weight :)
Thanks for watching and commenting. Weighing the wheel, what a great idea. I will do that next time I take it off. Top tip on the jacking point too.
I'm very grateful to you for this video.
I just found out my spare wheel isn't holding pressure due to a dodgy valve.
I stopped the vid half way and went and followed the instructions. I wouldn't have known where to start without it.
I have to say the procedure is not easy. I found using the jack to hold the wheel up worked well cos you can push the tyre hard up against the underside and theres no danger of it falling on your arm while you try to detach it. It does get in the way a bit though.
I reckon the most fiddly part is getting the thingy on the end of the cable up through the hole in the wheel. There is no real clearance and it keeps sticking.
Edit one day after:
Just had a new valve fitted and tyre ready to be put back on the carrier. Turns out if I just keep lowering the carrier there is plenty enough cable to get it right out the back of the van. So no having to support the heavy wheel and this makes fiddling with the thingy so much easier.
Thanks anyway cos I wouldn't have known where to start.
Now I'm an expert 💪
if you continue to wind the spare wheel down after it hits the floor, there is enough slack cable to just pull the wheel out from under the van, it makes it really really easy to remove the plate from the spare wheel...just drag the wheel out from under the van theres is plenty of spare cable, then when returning the wheel its easy to put the holding plate back through the hole and simply wind it back in under the van and up into place, the winding mechanism will drag the wheel back under and up, although if you want to give the wheel a push it helps....doing it the way shown on the vid makes it really really difficult.
Thanks for the vid I’d previously looked underneath and found it looked quite complicated but your vid has now given me an understanding of what’s required. Hopefully I won’t have to do it, but if I do I’ll feel prepared.
Happy to help. 👍🏻
Manoeuvring the wheel on to those guides is a breeze if you carry a garden spade. Stand wheel on spade and wriggle and position using the leverage of Spade to turn & lift wheel on.
Great video Ian thanks for taking the time to make it, I'll certainly be practicing that on my drive when I eventually get my cv40👍
Thank you. It’s worth having a run through it in the daylight when it’s dry. Will definitely make things easier if you’re ever unfortunate enough to have to do it later. 👍🏻
Thanks for another informative and entertaining vlog.
Hope you & the dogs are keeping well post CV40 ownership.
Strongly recommend the use of a torque wrench when refitting any wheel and recheck after 50 to 100 miles. You can buy a torque wrench on Amazon or from Toolstation.
I agree. Good point, well made. This is why I share my videos...so that people with more know how than me can share their knowledge.
Hi Ian. I'm 71. A retired plumber with a bad back lol. It looked a bit difficult for you at only 25? What do you think at my age? Should I give it a go just for a practice? We have a 2019 Elddis 155 with a big overhang at the back. Now, you changed the front wheel and could see the cab jacking point but ours is a coach built, as they call them and the jacking point isn't too obvious. After only 4 years and 21,000 miles the front tyres are half worn and have tiny cracks between the treads. It's just passed its MOT. The tester said the cracks are nothing to worry about - but since then, after scrambling about scaping rust off black brackets and painting them with Hammerite, I noticed the back tyres (still have about 6mm of tread on them) have even bigger and longer splits in them! Now it's not happened overnight so it must have gone through the MOT with these big splits no trouble. They say if they aren't through to the canvas they are ok. But we have a problem. There is a massive 70lbs of pressure in the fronts and a mind blowing 80lbs in the backs. In fact the tyre pressure limit on the sidewall is 80lbs and with cracks in them I shudder to think! Some people with older vans say they've let them down to 60 front and 70 back with a slightly smoother ride and still good handling but if I do that with mine the bloody warning comes on the speedo telling me the tyres are underinflated. Can these be either adjusted or cancelled all together? One bloke reckoned that Elddis put more pressure than's really needed to avoid flatspots during storage. Is this bulls**t or what? I can see a big bill for 4 new tyres looming up but guess what - I won't be changing the buggers! Great video by the way.
The pressures you see on the door panel, are for a fully loaded white van man's van. Get your van to a weighbridge and weigh both axles, then send it to the tyre manufacturer and they'll email you back the correct pressures. We do do this with every van and have never had a problem, CV20 and I think my pressures are 55 to 58 front and 58 to 60 rear. The van runs and handles very well along with being comfortable and not feeling every bump..
Thank you very much. Very helpful. I have identical setup on my fiat Ducati roller team 785. Don’t fancy it but if I need to, at least I’m in the know.👍👍👍
Thanks for sharing the video I was wondering how to get the spare wheel out 👍
Hi Ian, love the channel. Fantastic information on how to change a wheel. Feels like you need to be 🦸♂️superman to overcome this issue. Shame fiat never thought about run flats. Pete.
Too right Pete. It's no easy task so I am glad I have done it in the daylight while it's dry. At least I know what's involved. Hope you never have to change the wheel but at least you know what's involved now eh!
Top effort, thoughtfully put together, thanks for the time to share
Glad you enjoyed it. Many thanks Peter.
Great vid' which confirmed all my worst fears and it's great that you've gone to the trouble of doing and videoing this, I don't think I could change the wheel as easily especially as you can't arrange to have a puncture at a convenient spot - like a Halford service Bay! (As it happens, my current van doesn't have a spare but has a tyre inflation kit, for which I'm very grateful.)
Love the new motor Brian and I'm not jealous at all. Much.
I've had my Trigano Ducato for 5 years and never had to use the spare..its a 2008 but same as your me mechanism. I always wondered how it was held and lowered etc.. going to practice using it on my driveway today..well done mate, great video. I've subscribed too!👍
Hi Ian great video,when you had wheel off i noticed you had surface rust on the wheel hub.I have always cleaned this off and smeared copper grease on affected areas as through time the alloy wheel will weld itself to hub and will be a bugger to get off.I do this to all my wheels once a year and have never had any problems,cheers
That’s good advice John. Thanks for sharing. 👍🏻
The rusted area isn’t the problem, that’s where the alloy isn’t seating. The problem is where the alloy wheel seats against the hub and that’s where a smear of copper slip will help because over time alloy reacts with the steel and bonds. The copper slip reduces this reaction.
Another brilliant and informative video Ian - thanks for taking the time (and considerable effort!) to do this. Just hope I won’t need to use my new-found knowledge!
Thanks Andy. Me too. I wouldn’t want to do this on a cold wet winter night. That’s for certain. 👍🏻
Thankyou for tips and advice.Great Video
Hi , wind the cable fully out & pull the wheel to the back of the camper or van - it makes it a lot easier. Edward.
Thanks for this video , it’s been a great help 👍
Great video. Thank you for sharing as I'm new to Motorhomes. You are right - it will be dark and wet when you need to do this. I've now subscribed 👍
Glad you found the video useful. Thanks for helping my channel grow by subscribing. I really appreciate it. 👍🏻
Thank you for showing how it’s done.
Nothing too complicated for me. Stick to the basics and I can't go wrong.😁
Having watched that I’ll be leaving it to the AA if need be. 😵💫🤣.
That's how I felt as soon as I realised what was involved.
Brilliant 👍🏻 - good effort.
Thank you !!!! Great video !
Life saver vide!! Thanks mate 👍🏼👍🏼
Great video: Taking delivery of my new Ducato campervan in mid-November 2022 here in Australia. As we'll probably be driving the outback where AA and RAC equivalent associations can be hours away, thought I'd need some idea of what to do if I needed to change a tyre? Thanks again, just subscribed. :)
thanks for making the video, I'd heard it was a heavy duty task for one. Apparently with a tow bar fitted the back end has to be jacked up even higher for the spare to clear. One for roadside assistance, and a bigger jack?
Thanks for watching and leaving a comment. It’s definitely a task for roadside assistance for me. I wouldn’t want to be crawling under the van changing tyres on a cold dark wet winter night. 👍🏻
If you wind out the winch fully there's enough slack to slide the wheel out clear of the van.
Thank you very much. Great informative video.
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The kit with three bolts and plate is for alloy wheels if fitted .
Thanks David. I'm just happy that I now know the procedure for changing the wheel. It's more complicated that people think. 👍
Excellent informative video Ian, thank you for taking the time and effort to make it. I just hope I never need to do this because I struggle to brush my teeth these days. 😂😂
So assume then that the alloy won’t fit under the van as no hole in the middle, so you would need to store inside? Think I’ll order cheap tarp or some plastic to wrap it in. Also, can’t believe how slow that Jack was - think I’ll also get a ratchet 👍🏻
I suppose once you have took the alloy off you would be getting it repaired and wouldn't put it under the van anyway.
The plate is to fit the alloy wheel under the van
Many thanks for that video as I was a bit baffled by the Ducato system which to be honest is utterly ridiculous. Given the amount of space under these vans you would have thought they'd fit a more user friendly system. I agree that in the dark and the rain that wheel lowering would be a nightmare. I wonder how many poor souls have struggled helpless to force that cradle back through the wheel. My spare is also retained by 2 large cable ties presumably factory fitted and not replaceable? Next sunny day I'm going to practice getting the wheel lowered after seeing that. Have also been told to regularly lubricate the mechanism with WD40 as it has a tendency to corrode and seize.
WD40 is a very good tip. I agree, it's not the best system and very difficult to operate. I also recommend that from time to time people should lower the spare wheel down from under the van and check the tyre pressure. The last thing you need on a wet and windy night is to get a flat tyre only to find that your spare is also flat. Worth checking now and again. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment. I appreciate it. 👍
Not ridiculous! I love this system, it works great. Much easier than my previous Ducatos. The important thing is that you roll out the cable completely. I had no trouble at all with the attachment hook / disk.
Very helpful. Thank you!!
Fantastic vlog... Just considering fitting one of these for my alloy spare. Do you feel that you could also get a wheel cover in place to help protect the alloy from the elements over time?
It might be a bit off a faff but I think a wheel cover is a great idea. Don’t know why there isn’t one to be honest. 👍🏻
Thank you. Very helpful
Hi Ian Love the videos keep the good work up, you might have some competition when our van arrives we’ll see. (I may be a bit too old for the work involved). We were due to pick-up our CV40 in June from Tyne Valley motorhomes but alas still waiting. Question: are you a Geordie no offence intended. :¬))
John
No offence taken John. I'm originally from Sunderland but now live in the Durham area. Good luck with the CV40. I love mine and I'm sure you won't be disappointed. Thanks for watching.
Great video thankyou. I did have a small metal plate drop out when taking the spare wheel out, did you notice anything like that as I don't know where it goes? .
Mmmm. I don’t remember a small metal plate. Is it the adaptor so that you can put the alloy under the van while you are using the spare? Could be that.
@@TravellingfromScratch it might be. I've kept it just in case cheers 😊
Thank you!!
Did you ever discover what the circular plate was?
I was reliably informed that the plate is to fit the spare wheel. It’s a slightly different size to the alloys apparently as the spare is a steel wheel.
nice video thanks. Can you tell me, i think you have 225/75/16 tyres, when installed below does the tyre touch the black bracket you installed on the beam towards the front of the van or is there a gap? If there is a gap any chance you can measure said gap. Reason for asking on my fiat van i have a shower trap that i think will be in the way of the tyre going up, which cant be moved or adjusted. From the video its hard to know exactaly where the centre of the wheel is once jacked up.
Excellent video, hope I never need to view it again though.
plus you see the window on the winch turn yellow
Try and lubricate the wind up mechanism if you can they s
Seize up.Bit of grease on the cables don't do any harm either. Take care.
Thanks Jeremy. I’ll have a look at that. Want it to work if I’m ever unfortunate enough to need it. 👍🏻
Do that in the winter with frozen fingers 😮
I think I be calling the break down company. The bags of nuts you got out just a thought are they for the spare wheel?? As in my van I have other set for the spare as the ones in the alloy wheel will not work in the spare.
Hi Martin. Yea mate the spare nuts are for the spare wheel and as far as calling a break down service…I’m with you all the way. I changed that wheel in day light on a warm day and it was difficult. I hate the thought of having to do it in the dark and the wind and rain. Not good. 👍🏻
Excellent
Thank you! Cheers!
Would love for someone to actually say what u wind thewheel down with ,iv not tool withthe jack
Another fantastic design for all Boxer and Ducato owners! Not!!
Ha ha ha. It’s a right carry on isn’t it. 😂
mi pare che non hai la più pallida idea di come funziona l'argano porta ruota.
Phew, I might need a man
It's not easy getting the wheel down from under the van but the rest is pretty straight forward.