Spare wheel assy - does it ever fail? (1 Viewer)

[l3n0x]

Hello!

So I'm traveling on a long trip & just winched the spare wheel up into place. I'm wondering if this ever failed for anyone, causing an accident? I mean the cable snapping or something like that. It's a single point of failure & don't want to lose the spare wheel on the road, possible causing an accident.
I'm debating if I should just throw the wheel somehow into the boot instead.

Cheers.

 

[uHu]

Haven't heard of them failing. They seem to hold up even with a good amount of rust. There are 2 versions, cable or chain. Chain seems to be a rarity. I guess the first thing to fail would be the housing, or the fasteners to the crossmember.

 

[l3n0x]

Haven't heard of them failing. They seem to hold up even with a good amount of rust. There are 2 versions, cable or chain. Chain seems to be a rarity. I guess the first thing to fail would be the housing, or the fasteners to the crossmember.

Great. Then fingers crossed)
Thanks

 

[3_puppies]

not sure on the 100 series but the 60, 62 series fails in the up position, it rusts in place and you can't lower it. kinda opposite of the question.

 

[CloudCity]

not sure on the 100 series but the 60, 62 series fails in the up position, it rusts in place and you can't lower it. kinda opposite of the question.

...that, or people try to use the hook instead of the security nut as some manuals don't differentiate and simply can't figure out how to lower it. Know your type snd be sure you have that but in the tool bag.

 

[l3n0x]

It survived the first 430km leg!

 

[planomateo]

Outta curiosity @l3n0x, how long is your trip?

 

[l3n0x]

Outta curiosity @l3n0x, how long is your trip?

“Just” 1700km’s. (Bit more than 1000 miles)

 

[CloudCity]

“Just” 1700km’s. (Bit more than 1000 miles)

Not bad, just 200-miles more than driving across Texas!

 

[l3n0x]

Not bad, just 200-miles more than driving across Texas!

)) I Can’t even imagine how big the US is really.

anyway, survived the second day as well

 

[nukegoat]

Rad

 

[l3n0x]

3rd day and the spare tire is holding strong.

 

[uHu]

Looks like there is more than the spare wheel hoist holding up. Great pics. Where are you travelling from, and to, and what kind of (back?)roads are you choosing?

We need some tech content: How is your brake booster? Make sure you stop immediately, with only one braking action, if you get the alarm and brake warning light.

 

[l3n0x]

Thank You!

The brake and everything seems to be holding up pretty well (no warnings etc, although there was a little fade on the 2nd day when coming down from 2.200m's.). It's a bit tricky with the automatic: O/D off most off the time, sometimes locked into 2nd gear, some times even 1st to manage the climbs/descends, and even then it smellt a bit funny and could see some black residue on the dipstick.

Uhm, here is the road plan. 2nd day trip was on "Transalpina - DN67C", and 3rd day was on "Transfogarasan DN7C".
There are still 3 more days to go, but no more mountain climbings

The short straight arrows in the bottom right (marked 2nd day & 3rd day) are pointing to the exact locations where the pictures where taken and showed here)

 

[l3n0x]

Still attached.

on the other hand. We visited a village today, that became the victim of copper mining, and the sludge produced by it.

It was like this in’86. Notice the church on the top of the “hill”, way above the houses

-1000 people & 33 years later the same church

It’s a sad (and silent) place

but it has a strange beauty to it

 

[stratus]

on the other hand. We visited a village today, that became the victim of copper mining, and the sludge produced by it.

It was like this in’86. Notice the church on the top of the “hill”, way above the houses
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-1000 people & 33 years later the same church
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It’s a sad (and silent) place
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but it has a strange beauty to it
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Where is this place please?

 

[l3n0x]

Where is this place please?

46.327976, 23.209914
(46°19'40.7"N 23°12'35.7"E)

 

[l3n0x]

Made it home today, all of the 1660km's without losing the spare wheel So hurraaay

 

[Ayune]

New thread: “Where in the world is l3n0x’s spare?”

 

[DDabs]

Epic drone photos!