Remove Jimmy Spare Tire

6 messages, Last post on Mar 24, 2009 at 6:27 AM

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#5 of 6 Re: Remove Jimmy Spare Tire [steve_] by whb52ford Mar 24, 2009 (2:03 am)
Replying to: steve_ (Mar 11, 2008 9:23 am) What you have to do is take off the back bumper. The rubber on the top will lift up with a putty knife. Then you can get to the bolts. Now you have room to grab onto the metal rod to lower the tire. I just used vice grips to lower it. What I did was take off that flimsy metal that the tire iron is to go into and replaced it with a coupler. Not sure exactly what its called, but if you have two pieces of threaded rod, the coupler is what you use to connect them. What I did was drill a hole in the one end, slipped it over the rod, and used the same pin. Now I use a socket to lower the tire. Will never have that problem again. Replies to this message: steve_ (Mar 24, 2009 6:27 am)
#6 of 6 Re: Remove Jimmy Spare Tire [whb52ford] by steve_ HOST Mar 24, 2009 (6:27 am)
Replying to: whb52ford (Mar 24, 2009 2:03 am) Sounds like more major surgery than I would have guessed. I'm picturing a coupler like this. I guess I should go check the gizmo on my minivan - it's nice to be able to get to the spare when you need it. Thanks for the update.

#5 of 6: Re: Remove Jimmy Spare Tire [steve_] by whb52ford; Mar 24, 2009 (2:03 am)

Replying to: steve_ (Mar 11, 2008 9:23 am)

What you have to do is take off the back bumper. The rubber on the top will lift up with a putty knife. Then you can get to the bolts. Now you have room to grab onto the metal rod to lower the tire. I just used vice grips to lower it. What I did was take off that flimsy metal that the tire iron is to go into and replaced it with a coupler. Not sure exactly what its called, but if you have two pieces of threaded rod, the coupler is what you use to connect them. What I did was drill a hole in the one end, slipped it over the rod, and used the same pin. Now I use a socket to lower the tire. Will never have that problem again.

steve_ (Mar 24, 2009 6:27 am)

#6 of 6: Re: Remove Jimmy Spare Tire [whb52ford] by steve_ HOST; Mar 24, 2009 (6:27 am)

Replying to: whb52ford (Mar 24, 2009 2:03 am)

Sounds like more major surgery than I would have guessed. I'm picturing a coupler like this. I guess I should go check the gizmo on my minivan - it's nice to be able to get to the spare when you need it.

Thanks for the update.