Spare tire removal with rear end damage... (help)

Melovesha · 08-18-08, 07:02 PM

Short story: PO had a 'fender bender' and now I'm driving around with a 15 year old "brand new" tire because the thing that's supposed to be inserted through the hole above the bumper doesn't go in because the hole was pushed up above the bottom of the tailgate.

I had the bumper pulled back a bit so that it is now no longer holding the tire in one place, but I cannot figure out how to lower the tire (or replace it with a newer one -- which is my ultimate goal - and raise that one is its place).

Any thoughts?

Thanks in advance.

:L

Tools R Us · 08-18-08, 08:04 PM

Unbolt the cross member that holds the spare. May want to support the tire, it will probably fall when the last bolt is removed!

stayalert · 08-18-08, 08:05 PM

bend a long lag bolt into sort of an off set "L" shape and spin the bolt with bolt spinner of choice. You may be able to remove the whole spare tire cross member if you want to work on the hoist mechanism in a more hospitable environement (ie not on you back between the bumper and axle.

Hmmm....a wire tent stake in a drill might actually work as well if not better...

Red Beard · 08-18-08, 11:16 PM

I, very voraciously, cut the chains holding the tire with a sawzall. Now I'm making an interior mount. You get such a better departure angle when it removed.

08-18-08, 07:02 PM	#1
Melovesha IH8MUD Rookie Join Date: May 2008 Location: LI, New York Posts: 61	Spare tire removal with rear end damage... (help) Short story: PO had a 'fender bender' and now I'm driving around with a 15 year old "brand new" tire because the thing that's supposed to be inserted through the hole above the bumper doesn't go in because the hole was pushed up above the bottom of the tailgate. I had the bumper pulled back a bit so that it is now no longer holding the tire in one place, but I cannot figure out how to lower the tire (or replace it with a newer one -- which is my ultimate goal - and raise that one is its place). Any thoughts? Thanks in advance. :L

08-18-08, 08:04 PM	#2
Tools R Us IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 6,475	Unbolt the cross member that holds the spare. May want to support the tire, it will probably fall when the last bolt is removed! __________________ Kevin Patterson '96 LX450 '84 4x4 Mini '73 FJ40 Copper State Cruisers #007 "We have come to the conclusion that we can run our car over any road that a man can take a team of horses and a wagon, providing we can get traction." Dr. Horatio Nelson Jackson, 1903

08-18-08, 11:16 PM	#4
Red Beard IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Orange County, NY / Rochester, NY Posts: 360	I, very voraciously, cut the chains holding the tire with a sawzall. Now I'm making an interior mount. You get such a better departure angle when it removed. __________________ IH8RUST '92 FJ80 - 3FE - Homemade Bumper, Homemade Roof Rack. 33" Cooper STT Discoverers. 6 KC HiLites, Mac Mini with 7" Touchscreen ROTW

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08-18-08, 08:05 PM	#3
stayalert IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Norwich, VT Posts: 1,031	bend a long lag bolt into sort of an off set "L" shape and spin the bolt with bolt spinner of choice. You may be able to remove the whole spare tire cross member if you want to work on the hoist mechanism in a more hospitable environement (ie not on you back between the bumper and axle. Hmmm....a wire tent stake in a drill might actually work as well if not better...