Cutting out the spare?

Martinjmpr said:

No kidding. As I said, my solution was the grinder. Then once I got the tire down I removed the whole spare tire hoist and cast it into the fiery pits of HELL from whence it came.

Rocket Man said:

Funny but the op hasn't been back on since he found out he was putting the wrong end of his tool in the hole. I wonder if that solved the problem after all those years.

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Rocket Man said:

Funny but the op hasn't been back on since he found out he was putting the wrong end of his tool in the hole. I wonder if that solved the problem after all those years.

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The good news was that I was able to get a replacement that was completely identical to the stock unit - MINUS the awful secondary latch. So after several months of driving around with the spare tire in the back, I was finally able to put it back under the truck.

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TommyR said:

Its the rod with the hook like end correct? Kinda makes like a [ shape? I've gotten it to catch on something before, but when trying to turn it, it just slips.

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