went into town this morning got back home an hour later i had one rear flat tire and the other on the rear was half flat.so got out the manuel on how to get the spare tire down.(im still boiling)you are to turn the handle to the right untill it clicks twice or eels like it slips then turn it counter clock wise and it will come down yea right.the secondary latch will not let go for some reason.its the wifes truck and its a good thing she walked out on the porch when she did because i was stretching my cutting torch off my service truck to cut it off thats the biggest piece of crap i ever seen.luckily i was home in the driveway so you guys better check yours out befor you get stranded somewhere.
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farmerjohn
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I have had several vehicles with the cable and ratchet, every one I had to cut the cable to get the tire off at some point. They may work as new but get some dirt and corrosion on them (do the manufacturers really think they won't?) and they bind up to leave you in a bind along the road.
DENNIS MIN
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Rick,
I've struggled to get a tire from the grips of a chevy truck before, and you not swearing says a lot of your person.
I cannot believe we've got so far from practical that getting a tire from the truck would be such an endeavor.
D.
I've struggled to get a tire from the grips of a chevy truck before, and you not swearing says a lot of your person.
I cannot believe we've got so far from practical that getting a tire from the truck would be such an endeavor.
D.
Mike in Mn.
Member
I bought a 89 Chev about a year ago for a farm truck from my cousin, driven to the cities every day to his job, still a pretty clean truck, but the box was rusted so I removed it and built a flat bed on it. This is NO lie, the spare tire was a brand new factory Michelin and never lowered to the ground, after I had the box off I stuck the wrench in and that sucker lowered to the floor like it was just put up there, the rim was half full of dirt and rusted beyond saving, so they actually can and do work sometimes.
Did you have a blowout, or wasn't the low tire warning working so you could add air in time to get home or to a tire shop?
I think those devices are about the best invention EVER!
I carry a little 12 Volt compressor, and more than once the combination of the two has saved changing a tire on the road.
I think those devices are about the best invention EVER!
I carry a little 12 Volt compressor, and more than once the combination of the two has saved changing a tire on the road.
y wife Iost the other day the spare tire from her 98 GMC truck on the driveway.The cabIe had broke,the rim was fuII of graveI and dirt and hard as concrete and weighed at Ieast 150 Ib,
the rim was nearIy rusted trough.
Good thing she Iost it where she did and not on the highway, onIy God knows what terribIe accident couId've happened had she Iost it on the highway :shock:
blueridge
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- Crawfordsville In
I greased cable & everything on my 07 when new, Have had trouble before with them, hope this helps when i need it, only got 26,000 miles on mine. Gene
same on my "00 chevy. Square tool end would not fit into square hole. In the field on frozen ground after dark. Mine has the crazy fancy spare arrangement with the key lock in the bumper & long plastic tube to the crank. Had to take a hammer & destroy the plastic tube & lower the tire with my pocket crescent wrench. Dumb idea to build'em like that. Those engineers never drive the stuff they design.
I don't know where the spare for my '98 S-10 went. I had a flat and went to let the spare down and it wasn't there. The new hanger is now on order. I sort of hope somebody stole the spare because I would hate for my spare to have dropped onto the road and damaged somebody's car. But I know that the cable probably did rust through. If I didn't occasionally go into the city I might just let the new spare ride in the bed, but that's not really an option.
Oh I agree. Only good thing, we had a Cub Scout den-leader one time, said OK boys, time to learn how to change flat tires!!! All us adults perked up too. We all got ur trucks lined up, in thep arkng lot, and all learned how to do it. WOW I'm glad we did that. I still have to go ut every os often and re-learn.
Getting the spare tire from under my 2011 ford dually is bad enough but you first need to use a special tool to remove the hubcap. Of course that tool is always lost somewhere in the truck with the jack package and there were no directions telling one where to look. DUMB..DUMB.. engineering.
Russ from MN
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- Location
- Bemidji MN
I have been driving GM trucks for 27 years and have never needed a spare, knock on wood! But, I wouldn't think of driving a vehicle without one, except my motorcycle. I carry a small air compressor, a plugging kit, and a can of fix-a-flat. I agree, the tire pressure monitors are a great feature!
Mark - IN.
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Well, since they are down near the ground and no doubt spent many years being slimed by road goo that includes salt that causes rust and all sorts of bad things, and probably never properly maintained, let down periodically to be cleaned off and lubricated...
I had the same problem on my '06 Dodge...my fault as well. And, although I climb under there from time to time to air up the tire, something that most people forget to do...the rim got so rusted and unsafe that it had to be replaced.
Truth be told, we don't see that tire and never think about it until we need it, and by then its a disasater that causes us to blow our stacks. I'm just as guilty.
Mark
I had the same problem on my '06 Dodge...my fault as well. And, although I climb under there from time to time to air up the tire, something that most people forget to do...the rim got so rusted and unsafe that it had to be replaced.
Truth be told, we don't see that tire and never think about it until we need it, and by then its a disasater that causes us to blow our stacks. I'm just as guilty.
Mark
Went through a similar thing with my 2003 GMC 1500 a couple years ago. Went ATV riding and camping 200 miles from home. Headed out of the park and had a flat on the truck shortly down the road with camper in tow.
That riveted together t bar that holds the tire was up inside the winch housing and the cheesy rivots had allowed the t-bar to spread spread out so it would not release and fit through the winch housing hole.
We rolled around in the gravel and dirt couple hours getting that tire out from under the truck. We ended up having to unbolt the whole winch carrier from the frame with primitive tools. This very hard to do with the tire in the way and the tire will only move maybe an inch.
As we wrestled with that mess, my friend states well at least it ain't raining. About that time, his daughter says its starting to rain. Oh yeah real fun.
Got home and applied my own redesign with the 4.5 grinder and mig welder. Ground the fishhook section off that that T-bar and welded it together solidly so the rivots are now a non-factor. In effecting fixing GM's poor, cheap, stupid design. It is now impossible for that T-bar to get stuck up inside in the winch housing again so I should be good to go until that the chessey cable breaks anyway...
That riveted together t bar that holds the tire was up inside the winch housing and the cheesy rivots had allowed the t-bar to spread spread out so it would not release and fit through the winch housing hole.
We rolled around in the gravel and dirt couple hours getting that tire out from under the truck. We ended up having to unbolt the whole winch carrier from the frame with primitive tools. This very hard to do with the tire in the way and the tire will only move maybe an inch.
As we wrestled with that mess, my friend states well at least it ain't raining. About that time, his daughter says its starting to rain. Oh yeah real fun.
Got home and applied my own redesign with the 4.5 grinder and mig welder. Ground the fishhook section off that that T-bar and welded it together solidly so the rivots are now a non-factor. In effecting fixing GM's poor, cheap, stupid design. It is now impossible for that T-bar to get stuck up inside in the winch housing again so I should be good to go until that the chessey cable breaks anyway...
Rick,
I have not seen a spare tire crank that is a good design period. From any OEM. I have had to lay on my back and cut a few loose for my friends over the years.
Your truck has been on the road almost 8 years. If you are in a northern states where there is a lot of salt on the roads, that hoist will be completely frozen solid.
I run mine down all the time and keep it lubed. But I wonder if that lube helps even more crud get stuck up in there.
I carry a can of fix a flat.
Rick
I have not seen a spare tire crank that is a good design period. From any OEM. I have had to lay on my back and cut a few loose for my friends over the years.
Your truck has been on the road almost 8 years. If you are in a northern states where there is a lot of salt on the roads, that hoist will be completely frozen solid.
I run mine down all the time and keep it lubed. But I wonder if that lube helps even more crud get stuck up in there.
I carry a can of fix a flat.
Rick
T in NE
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- Location
- Cambridge, Nebraska
My 07 didn't have those stupid things.
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