Spare Tire is OUTA There

THANKS TO ALL, and YES the procedure in the Manual (also posted below, thanks) I TRIED 10 TIMES TO NO AVAIL GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

After trying the factory methods,,,,,,,,,, after 3 brands of oil and spray lube and beating and cussing,,,,,,,,after 2 or 3 rest and cool off breaks and mowing the grass,,,,,,,,I GOT MAD and got it lowered just to where it stops AND GAVE HER A FEW MORE UPWARDS HAMMER BEATS and yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy she released

AND SHE WILL NEVER STICK AGAIN the cable and all else was actually good n clean n not rusted, it was ONLY the catch thingy that was sticking BUT IT WILL NEVER AGAIN CUZ I GROUND THE *&^%$#@! CATCH THINGY OFF

Now the cable winds up and holds tight but for safety I'm using two 1/4 chains with S Hooks that will hold it in place even if the cable were to break or release AND THATS MY METHOD AND IMA STICKIN TO IT

I wanted to get it done while I was all hot n sweaty and nasty n dirty as a hog because tomorrow we have to pick up the Architect daughter flying in from Texas and I didnt wanna mess with it in the morning. So now a long hot shower, wife is fixin a steak dinner THEN ITS MILLER TIME YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY And as my old buddy used to say I DESERVE IT LOL

I feel better now, John T

Great, especially Miller Time.

I believe I would have gotten into the PBR about half way through that ordeal...my patience wears thin quicker than it used to and I'm thankful for the Marine Corps for giving me the vocabulary to cope...glad you were successful...tomorrow I'm going to check out my pickups...I've got a 91, 97 and an 04 that have the original spares, untouched since installed at the factory...

I would have had the torch out before the fifth try, no patience for that stuff.

John T I am glad you WON the battle!!!!! I gave up on the war myself. The truck I drive locally just does not even have a spare. I have got a cell phone and four boys for that problem. LAMO

On the trucks that go further I just keep a junk tire and rim in the bed. A tire that is basically a racing slick on a steel rusty rim. Not worth stealing.

I bet you're TIREd.

saw your other post, glad you got it out.

Got a 95 Chevy truck from the original owner, didn't trust the
never touched spare mounting cable.
Not as bad as yours, but it did fight me some.
Dumbest thing I've ever seen.
Those californyee new car designers, snicker.
Rim was mounted deep side up, and completely full of road salt.
Tire was still new of course, but flat, and careful airing showed the wheel leaking pretty much everywhere, right thru rust pinholes in the steel....junk.
They really ought to come where it's cold once in a while.
spare tires.
body drains thru inner door frames that create destructive ice pillars.
every light staying on at exit for a time, draining battery power in subzero weather.
window seal channels so deep, they will stay froze shut til spring.
recessing everything for aero and looks, = frozen useless

Years ago father-in-law had flat on 72 GMC 1/2 ton. Remove spare from under bed and put it on. Wheel was dirty and did not get tight enough so ruined lug bolts. Took to dealer to put in new lug bolts. They must of drained some oil out of rear end and forget to put back. Two days later back in shop getting a new rear end put in.

You had it easy. Mine was stuck so bad it wasn't coming out under the truck...

Wow....I just had the same experience with the neighbor ladys car. She had a flat on the gravel road right next to my barn. I went to help...spare tire under the car had never been out. Wow...I worked for 30 minutes trying to get that thing to come down. The cable wound down ok, but that damn tire stayed suspended! Took a big hammer, shovel and crow bar to get it down. I told her to never put the spare back up under there!

Had a flat on my Ford truck last December during one of those "polar vortexes" unwound the cable and the little thing in the middle that holds the tire up stayed with the tire. had to kick/beat/pry to get the tire loose from the truck and a couple of wacks with the BFH to get the middle thing loose from the rim. I can understand why they put them there and the new carriers are better than the old ones where you had to crawl underneath with the lug wrench to unbolt a steel bar but there has to be a better way. But with all the EPA standards they can't afford the weight.

This reminds me to check my spare. When I rotated the tires on my then new '02 F250, I had to beat, pry, and cuss to get the wheels off the hubs. All four of them had stuck on and I greased everything and it was no problem the next time. Had I had a flat I'd been up the creek trying to change the tire.