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Re: Changing a tire [indigo56]
by jimd4
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Sep 24, 2006 (2:44 am)
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Replying to: indigo56 (Sep 23, 2006 3:32 pm)
Well don't touch the cotter pin and nut there or you will end up getting the wheel and wheel bearing hub part way off but not off.
If the tire has not been off for a long time it is probably partly rusted to the hub or there is dirt and salt on the hub. A little heat around the wheel near the hub might help but maybe a tire shop is the best answer. Most will come to your house if your stuck.
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06 spare tire cover
by redtrain75
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Sep 24, 2006 (10:41 am)
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I wondered about the spare tire cover on our 06 as well. The manual doesnt talk about the base model cover. THe sales rep told me to just work it around the tire with the door open.
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Re: 06 spare tire cover [redtrain75]
by flick4411
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Sep 24, 2006 (9:11 pm)
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Replying to: redtrain75 (Sep 24, 2006 10:41 am)
Since I originally posted, I've asked a number of 06 RAV owners (stopping strangers in the supermarket parking lot, etc.), and everyone has the same answer. Just work it around with the "swoop" facing upwards. The cover on mine is still not on the same way it was when I bought it, but the dealership can't get it back on the same way either!! I was seriously worried it would blow off; but after running south on I95 to Richmond a few weeks ago (that means doing 80 on the 95 here in Vah-geen-nah  ), it stayed put. So I guess it's ok!!! Good luck!
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Re: 2006 Rav 4 Spare Tire Cover Noise [flick4411]
by dbozroz
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Jan 01, 2008 (8:11 am)
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Replying to: flick4411 (Jun 30, 2006 2:42 pm)
Well I just discovered this issue with the hard/soft cover a few nights ago when changing a flat. Can't tell you how disappointed I am with Toyota for this poor design! Luckily I was with my daughter when this happened (her car) because I don't think she would have been able to even get the cover off the spare to replace the flat tire! And after getting the flat fixed and replacing the original spare tire back on the rear rack we have yet been able to get the cover back on. Neither could the Toyota dealer when I took it to them...they told us to take it back home and heat it up so that the elastic and soft cover will stretch more. Now I know why they don't include the spare tire when they rotate the other tires...they don't want to have to take the cover off and try to replace it! I wrote Toyota a long letter expressing my disappointment and told them I think it is a safety hazard. Scares me to think what could happen if my daughter were by herself in a remote area and had to try to remove the cover! 
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Re: 2006 Rav 4 Spare Tire Cover Noise [nancy2001]
by JeffsRAV
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Jan 21, 2009 (6:29 am)
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Replying to: nancy2001 (Mar 20, 2006 1:30 pm)
Nancy,
I have been having a similar issue with my RAV 4 tire cover. Were you able to resolve your issue back in March?
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