I took my spare tyre out from underneath my 97 80 series today. The winch mechanism was unable to wind down, so I had to take out the cross-member to get the tyre out.
Problem is, I can't for the life of me get the damn thing back in. It was a very tight fit to get out, but it almost seems like its expanded by a few mm since it came out.
Question is, do I actually need this cross-member. I assumed being a cross-member, it would have some structural purpose in addition to just holding the spare tyre. I saw a comment on another thread mentioning that it wasn't necessary to keep, but that's not exactly strong evidence of it being non-structural.
If I do need to put it back in, does anyone have any tips on getting it back in?
Thanks.
Problem is, I can't for the life of me get the damn thing back in. It was a very tight fit to get out, but it almost seems like its expanded by a few mm since it came out.
Question is, do I actually need this cross-member. I assumed being a cross-member, it would have some structural purpose in addition to just holding the spare tyre. I saw a comment on another thread mentioning that it wasn't necessary to keep, but that's not exactly strong evidence of it being non-structural.
If I do need to put it back in, does anyone have any tips on getting it back in?
Thanks.