Spare tire removal

[Spartan21]

Ok, Been busy putting on a lift and new wheels etc. I just went to drop the spare tire and for the life of me can not get the tool provided to engage anything to drop the tire. I’ve done this many times in other trucks. What am I missing?

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[Factoid]

Do you have the spare lock option? If so, the key that fits on the end of the crank to engage the winch should be in your glove box.

 

[Spartan21]

I looked, nothing in the glove box. No mention of it on anything that came with the truck. What’s it look like?

 

[Spartan21]

I found a picture of what you speaking about. Well, crap. Not sure I have this or not but the crank will not engage and I can’t even see over the tire to view what’s going on.

 

[Commodus]

I found a picture of what you speaking about. Well, crap. Not sure I have this or not but the crank will not engage and I can’t even see over the tire to view what’s going on.

You do not need to see over the tire. The receiving cup is in front or I should say in back of the tire. It did confuse me at first since it does not use the hooped part of the tool and when inserted goes to the left and not straight in.

 

[Spartan21]

I directed it into that cup, nothing, no engagement. I’m thinking maybe I do have that lock
Mechanism. Is every on different, I’m wondering or can I just order that and it work? Hmm

 

[Hootbro]

I dropped my spare when I Fluid Filmed the underside and found it to be a little fiddly to get the square end inserted but it eventually went in and lowered fine.

Unless your selling dealer installed a lock and did not leave the kit, you can always make a warranty service claim rather than try to decipher what is wrong with it.

 

[Oneshotlucky]

I directed it into that cup, nothing, no engagement. I’m thinking maybe I do have that lock
Mechanism. Is every on different, I’m wondering or can I just order that and it work? Hmm

So I now have the same issue! The tools provided did not work for me. I ended up useing a long 3/8 drive socket extension to lower and raise the spare. I don’t want nor should I need to cart that around the tools provided should work!! What did you end up doing???

 

[Oneshotlucky]

I found a picture of what you speaking about. Well, crap. Not sure I have this or not but the crank will not engage and I can’t even see over the tire to view what’s going on.

What did you do to fix the issue??

 

[Spartan21]

It had been somewhat frozen, i sprayed it down with PB blaster and eventually it freed up and works fine now.

 

[Cmoore1717]

I was swapping out spare for a full size, was having the same issue, found this thread and this key in my glove box, I had no idea there was such a thing.

 

[Dgriff]

Just got back from my dealer they couldn't figure this out. I did get the they could not make it work. They told me to cut the cable and get a no lock type from a junk yard wtf

 

[Dgriff]

I ordered a 82216081AA they could not make it work

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