Topic: I need my spare!

[KDXSR5]

I was rotating my tires yesterday, but when I went to get the spare down to rotate it in, it wouldn't come down. I can still get it to crank up, but I can't get it to crank down. It must be jammed somehow. Anybody have a fix for this? I really need to get it fixed in case of a flat tire. Thanks!

[Rocksurfer]

Kink in the chain, it's a pain to fix.

[DTB]

lots and lots of PB blaster or bolt cutters..

that is the worst location for a spare tire..mount it in the bed

[79coyotefrg]

only way i could get mine off  was to cut the chain 


i suggest  if  you want  to keep it under the bed  then use the crank from a chevy truck,  it uses  a tiny cable winch

[DTB]

i  would suggest getting rid of the whole thing...what happens if you are buried in mud or on a rock and u need that spare? hmmmm... better have a hi lift

[Rocksurfer]

I always had mine underneath on all my rigs, sometimes it was good to have it there or I'd have done some real damage. 33's are the max though any thing bigger and it won't fit.

[KDXSR5 [OP]]

I will probably end up mounting it in the bed, but for now it is staying under it. That is, if I can get it out without destroying the mechanism. I don't know why it is not working though. It worked just three months ago...this isn't cool. I don't have a ton of bedspace. I use my bed for a sleeping location when I go camping, and I don't think there is enough room back there for my toolbox, me, and a spare. I guess I will dink with it next weekend. Any other reasons why it might be stuck? Thanks!

[Rocksurfer]

I did have to cut my 80's chain though, it got twisted and I didn't see it until I tryed to lower it down.

[mudaddict]

ruted to much or maybe something is stuck on there to make it get stuck and not let it go down! maybe te hose and spray all around there and gt it all clean and then some pb blaster around that area and jsut try and force it out! of a bf hammer could help 

[DTB]

I will probably end up mounting it in the bed, but for now it is staying under it. That is, if I can get it out without destroying the mechanism. I don't know why it is not working though. It worked just three months ago...this isn't cool. I don't have a ton of bedspace. I use my bed for a sleeping location when I go camping, and I don't think there is enough room back there for my toolbox, me, and a spare. I guess I will dink with it next weekend. Any other reasons why it might be stuck? Thanks!

if u do get it working again make sure u slather grease all over it to make it easier next time

[jimbo74]

i have a chain crank unit for sale, might actually have 2 of them, i know i have one. works fine, and from northern CA, no rusted pices or anything

[KDXSR5 [OP]]

I emptied a can of WD40 on the mechanism, and wiggled it back and forth for 15 minutes. I got it loose! I didn't even have to use a BFH  I dropped the tire, washed it off, then put it back up in there. I guess I had over tightened it, and hadn't lubed it. Where would you put grease in? Put it on the chain, then run the chain through? Or is the a fitting somewhere that I just missed? Thanks, for the offer jimbo74, but i guess I don't need a new one. Maybe next time! Thanks ya all!