Some info
maxwedge
03-07-2006, 07:33 PM
For all of us in the rust belt. Try your spare tire hoist periodically, mine would not lower the spare, created a hell of an issue getting the tire down, The hoist was corroded and rusted up internally, had to replace it on my 2002 TB, 78.00, made in in Isreal, nice huh, American Jobs!!
rodeo02
03-07-2006, 08:00 PM
Hey good call Max. Those winches can be a royal pita after a bunch of years in service :banghead: . Is it a cable or chain winch on the TB's? It's amazing how much crud sits in/on the spare tire rim :disappoin .
Joel
Joel
maxwedge
03-08-2006, 09:58 AM
Cable and reel.
rodeo02
03-08-2006, 12:11 PM
Cool. I know my rodeo (mostly GM parts) had a vinyl coated chain hoist. Those would lock up tighter than a drum just the same if you didn't *exersize* them.
Joel
Joel
ericn1300
03-16-2006, 07:22 PM
if you have a rear mount spare like i do you might want to lossen and tighten the lug nuts every once in awhile too. my wife had a flat and couldn't get the spare off. took a breaker bar with a pipe extension to break it free.
i bought five tires this time and put the spare into the rotation pattern so it shouldn't happen again.
i bought five tires this time and put the spare into the rotation pattern so it shouldn't happen again.
obronknob
03-24-2006, 01:12 PM
Words to the wise, be very careful if you crawl underneath and try to get the tire down.
I had an 04 TB and when I was changing a tire, the whole thing broke and nearly took my head off.
I had an 04 TB and when I was changing a tire, the whole thing broke and nearly took my head off.
rodeo02
03-24-2006, 01:32 PM
Words to the wise, be very careful if you crawl underneath and try to get the tire down.
I had an 04 TB and when I was changing a tire, the whole thing broke and nearly took my head off.
Just out of curiosity, how were you cranking the winch and laying under the truck at the same time.:uhoh: Atleast u didn't get hurt.
Joel
I had an 04 TB and when I was changing a tire, the whole thing broke and nearly took my head off.
Just out of curiosity, how were you cranking the winch and laying under the truck at the same time.:uhoh: Atleast u didn't get hurt.
Joel
ericn1300
03-27-2006, 11:55 PM
Just out of curiosity, how were you cranking the winch and laying under the truck at the same time.:uhoh: Atleast u didn't get hurt.
Joel
LOL i know how he did it, or how i did it anyways. on my dads 81 1/2 ton the spare wouldn't drop even after running the winch handle back and forth a few times so i put some slack in the winch line and crawled under to wrestle the tire loose. i was flat on my back with both hands on the tire when it came loose. luckily not to much slack, just got the wind knocked out of me and a bit of common sence knocked into me.
Joel
LOL i know how he did it, or how i did it anyways. on my dads 81 1/2 ton the spare wouldn't drop even after running the winch handle back and forth a few times so i put some slack in the winch line and crawled under to wrestle the tire loose. i was flat on my back with both hands on the tire when it came loose. luckily not to much slack, just got the wind knocked out of me and a bit of common sence knocked into me.
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