Seized Spare Tire Crank

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landtoy80

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I gusee I kant get a flat tire or al least I won't be able to change it.
As I posted before, I don't have a jack and took kit.
I got the took kit from the 80 and tried to remove the spare tire from the 62.
Its rusted and won't turn. I sprayed it with PB Blaster.
If it rusted tooo bad, how can I remove the tire without using the crank?
 
many theories have been posted on here that i have seen

1 try and take off the hole cross member, at least those bolts are accessible enough to snap off if seized
2 reach around the tire and try and unbolt the whole assembly off of the crossmember
3 I took some bolt cutters and cut the chain from the bottom, then I could remove (break off the bolts) the tire winch and soak it for a day or two in some sort of oil, found some spare chain lyin around for free and reassembled
everyway seems to be a pain

there are prob other ideas for sure...good luck :censor:
 
landtoy80 said:
I gusee I kant get a flat tire or al least I won't be able to change it.
As I posted before, I don't have a jack and took kit.
I got the took kit from the 80 and tried to remove the spare tire from the 62.
Its rusted and won't turn. I sprayed it with PB Blaster.
If it rusted tooo bad, how can I remove the tire without using the crank?
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i got that whole assembly in good shape for sale

if your interested email me: speicher@san.rr.com
 
Mine was somewhat siezed and when at it with a pry bar to engage the mechanism and turned the pry bay with a big pipe wrench. I figured nothing to loose so I leaned on if fairly hard and it literally "popped" free.

HTH,
Cahil
 
cahilc said:
Mine was somewhat siezed and when at it with a pry bar to engage the mechanism and turned the pry bay with a big pipe wrench. I figured nothing to loose so I leaned on if fairly hard and it literally "popped" free.

HTH,
Cahil
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I didn't resort to a pry bar, but after trying three separate days (bombing it with penetrant, etc.), the thing finally just gave up and released the tire. :D

Uh, I've been getting enough flats so that it doesn't have a chance to seize up anymore. :rolleyes:
 
First thing I did after getting my truck was to drop the spare down. I was fortunate in that I only had to kick the tire a few times in order to get it to drop down. I welded up a bracket to the right rear inside were it still sits. Gonna start on a swing away in the next month or so. Got the spindle for it already, just woking on getting the steel through a buddy for free. Move it out from underneath. If you don't move it out from underneath now you will the first time you have to get to it while out wheeling.
 
I had this problem a couple of weeks ago. I didn't have the jack handle either. Once I borrowed one it wouldn't budge as it was real rusty. I sprayed it with PB and eventually it broke free with the vise grip I was using. Good luck.
 
Had to cut the chain to get the tire off.
It was well rusted.
Looks like it has never been used as the tire still has the little feelers on the tread of the tire.
Other than replacing the winch assembly, is there a CHEAP way to mount the tire elsewhere? And I do mean cheap ;)
 
landtoy80 said:
Had to cut the chain to get the tire off.
It was well rusted.
Looks like it has never been used as the tire still has the little feelers on the tread of the tire.
Other than replacing the winch assembly, is there a CHEAP way to mount the tire elsewhere? And I do mean cheap ;)
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Get some J hooks and put it in back. Or on the roof. Or on the hood ( land Rover!)
 
Hood? What size tire are you talking about? I think it'd kinda be a PITA up there as you would have to take the tire off to raise the hood.

Just put it in back and figure it's like an umbrella. If you've got it with you and accessable... you won't flat.

Chris
 
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