Spare tire stuck

[hmclaughlin67]

My vehicle is a 2005 Yukon XL SLT. I went to remove my spare tire as the rim is beyond rusted and the tire doesn’t hold air anymore. The cable comes down ok, but the spare stays up. I read in the owners manual about a second latch mechanism, and I tried to follow it but it seemingly made no change. The wheel can be moved freely, so it didn’t rust to the vehicle itself or anything. It also appears to be the factory spare based on how severe the rust is to the wheel. Anyone ever had a similar issue and any idea on how to fix it and get this spare down? I have a long trip this weekend and was trying to put on the replacement spare I got.

 

[B-train]

Yes, the second safety latch is most likely rusted solid and will never come free. Support the tire, get a grinder and cust the cable/spring off to drop the ride. Throw out the rusted spare and buy a new one. Also buy a new tire support and lube the shit out of it before reinstalling the next tire and wheel.

 

[hmclaughlin67]

Yes, the second safety latch is most likely rusted solid and will never come free. Support the tire, get a grinder and cust the cable/spring off to drop the ride. Throw out the rusted spare and buy a new one. Also buy a new tire support and lube the shit out of it before reinstalling the next tire and wheel.

The tire doesn’t even drop low enough to access any portion of the cable that’s supporting the wheel. Any other ideas? I was going to try to see if i could manage to squeeze a can of WD40 in there to maybe lube things up just enough.

 

[B-train]

Cut the end off that holds the cup and spring. The wheel will drop down. Then take down the junk mount with a 13mm socket and throw it in the garbage

 

[89Suburban]

Check out @Tonyrodz post here too:

Alternative method to access spare tire hoist

So since purchasing the my 02 Tahoe over a year ago, I haven't been able to gain access to my spare tire. Luckily (and knocking on a huge chunk of wood right now!!) I haven't needed to as of yet. But in saying that I cannot let much more time go by without being prepared for the day when I may...

www.tahoeyukonforum.com

 

[89Suburban]

lube the shit out of it

Then take down the junk mount with a 13mm socket and throw it in the garbage

LMAO!!!

 

[Trey Hardy]

Break out the sawzaw

 

[Tonyrodz]

My vehicle is a 2005 Yukon XL SLT. I went to remove my spare tire as the rim is beyond rusted and the tire doesn’t hold air anymore. The cable comes down ok, but the spare stays up. I read in the owners manual about a second latch mechanism, and I tried to follow it but it seemingly made no change. The wheel can be moved freely, so it didn’t rust to the vehicle itself or anything. It also appears to be the factory spare based on how severe the rust is to the wheel. Anyone ever had a similar issue and any idea on how to fix it and get this spare down? I have a long trip this weekend and was trying to put on the replacement spare I got.

Super common issue. You must live in the rust belt.

 

[Woodblocker55]

Take off license plate and use a long bar to smack the rusted latch. Get a flash light so you can see . It's that damn simple.

 

[S33k3r]

See if you have a place near you like this:
Dallas Makerspace

Then get it up on a lift to check it out.

Alternately, you could be an ass like me: I took our Suburban to Firestone under the assumption I still had the factory spare; the factor spare from 2004, and it was now 2019... I bought 5 tires from them, and asked them to change the spare out for one of the new tires... Worst case scenario THEY break it. For me, they got it down, swapped out, and my spare carrier still works...

 

[89Suburban]

Take off license plate and use a long bar to smack the rusted latch. Get a flash light so you can see . It's that damn simple.

Love this post!!!

 

[hmclaughlin67]

See if you have a place near you like this:
Dallas Makerspace

Then get it up on a lift to check it out.

Alternately, you could be an ass like me: I took our Suburban to Firestone under the assumption I still had the factory spare; the factor spare from 2004, and it was now 2019... I bought 5 tires from them, and asked them to change the spare out for one of the new tires... Worst case scenario THEY break it. For me, they got it down, swapped out, and my spare carrier still works...

I ended up jacking up the spare tire like it says in the owners manual to release the secondary latch, except i just held up the tire and not the latch and let it hang. Then I used a flathead to pry the latch off myself and dropped the jack until the tire came loose and fell to the ground. All in all took about 10 minutes and was super simple. I thought about replacing the whole hoist system, but decided to just stick a flathead with the spare tire removal kit and call it a day. Thanks for your help everyone!

 

[SilverSport]

does anyone just remove the spare and leave it off???...it sounds like so many of us have this issue partially because they've never had to use the spare or is the spare part of the "rear end crash system" where it provides some protection for occupants in a rear end crash?

Bill

 

[Fless]

I don't live in the rust belt but we do have corrosive de-icers applied to roads in the wintertime. I exercise my spare at least once a year by dropping it -- usually when I rotate tires -- and lubing the mechanism as needed. Use it or lose it, is my thinking.

 

[Joseph Garcia]

does anyone just remove the spare and leave it off???...it sounds like so many of us have this issue partially because they've never had to use the spare or is the spare part of the "rear end crash system" where it provides some protection for occupants in a rear end crash?

Bill

I don't carry a spare, as I had to remove it to install my Gibson Extreme cat back dual exhaust system. Instead, I carry this with me for a potential flat tire.

 

[S33k3r]

I don't live in the rust belt but we do have corrosive de-icers applied to roads in the wintertime. I exercise my spare at least once a year by dropping it -- usually when I rotate tires -- and lubing the mechanism as needed. Use it or lose it, is my thinking.

Do you only rotate your tires once per year? This is one of the few pieces of information I did not learn from my dad...

 

[Fless]

Do you only rotate your tires once per year? This is one of the few pieces of information I did not learn from my dad...

Yes, every 5K miles. It's not my DD.

 

[Marky Dissod]

I don't carry a spare, as I had to remove it to install my Gibson Extreme cat back dual exhaust system. Instead, I carry this with me for a potential flat tire.

View attachment 416398

Pray tell, where did you get this?

 

[Joseph Garcia]

Pray tell, where did you get this?

I'm pretty sure that I got it from Amazon.

 

[S33k3r]

I'm pretty sure that I got it from Amazon.

I found these:
Slime Smart Spair Flat Tire Repair For Standard Cars
Smart Spair Plus Flat Tire Repair Kit
Tractor Supply: Slime Smart Spair Flat Tire Repair Kit

There are also MANY on eBay.