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: Spare Tire mechanism stuck.


McRat
03-13-2005, 01:01 AM
I was driving with my spare tire unmounted, with the mechanism (cable) cranked all the way back up.

Now I go to lower it, and the cable comes down, but the bracket that holds the tire is still up at the top.

Do I just use a pry bar?

Max Power
03-13-2005, 01:03 AM
I would. It's likely not stuck very bad.

sp33d
03-13-2005, 11:17 AM
Just unbolt it and throw it in the shop. It's slowing you down. :D

3500dmax
03-13-2005, 11:58 AM
McRat there is a clip on the middle part and when retracted it will get stuck. I can't remember exactly how I did it but I'm pretty sure I used a flathead screwdriver and was able to push the clip in and pull the middle part out at the same time.

JimsGimmy
03-13-2005, 03:01 PM
read manual,,,it's in there. :cool2:

8shot
03-13-2005, 08:52 PM
mine did same thing. pull rubber boot down, then you can see detent to release.

_nar_
03-13-2005, 11:38 PM
What, you don't have a hammer?

Kat
03-14-2005, 01:52 AM
What, you don't have a hammer?
I hid them all from him ;)

He got it down late last night with a screw driver I think. But then after I cranked it up it hit his ghetto exhaust and I then had to lower it back down ):h

_nar_
03-14-2005, 10:09 PM
ghetto exhaust not bent right to let the spare fit?

Kat
03-14-2005, 10:13 PM
ghetto exhaust not bent right to let the spare fit?
:exactly: He wasn't to happy :eek: I think I heard some of this Censored Censored Censored


:muahaha:

_nar_
03-14-2005, 11:56 PM
I predict the ghetto exhaust will soon be laying alongside the stock exhaust on the garage floor... Or maybe not, but it will sure get cursed and blamed even more...

Kat
03-15-2005, 12:48 AM
I predict the ghetto exhaust will soon be laying alongside the stock exhaust on the garage floor... Or maybe not, but it will sure get cursed and blamed even more...
Well I'm sure he will do something. What I don't know :gr_grin: I have no say in his truck ):h