How do you take off spare tire ?

[roperteacher]

My TML cover is rubbing my spare tire a little bit, when my truck is hooked up to my goose neck trailer. I want to remove my spare tire, but can't find how to do it in owners manuel. What's the trick to this. ? Oo.

 

[Bertram65]

There is a 3 piece rod under the passengers seat, assemble it and put it through the hole in the bumper it is a small hole at the top center, and attach the handle to crank it down.

 

[roperteacher]

Thanks!! I meant to Say PML cover, it was late! LOLOLOL I was surprised that it made contact since I have the 3500 with the bigger springs, but sure enough there is a little scuff mark place where the rubber made contact probably when I hit a dip in the road. I'll just take the spare off. Thanks!

 

[RankRam]

Rope I would try dropping the spare down a little and then pull it towards the rear of the truck about an inch, then crank the tire back up goodntight. This should give the tire and cover enough clearance.

 

[redram]

You may want to add this modification to the tire lift bracket and / or add a lock and chain. I recently had the spare tire come free and if it wasn't for the chain and lock, the tire could have bounced and hurt someone seriously.



The image of a dually steel rim bounding down the freeway is an image I don't want to be responsible for - I've seen tires come off of trucks when axles or lug nuts fail - and then you have the cheesy spare tire hold down on our trucks.

The modification makes it a lot easier to raise the tire without the v-stepped piece becoming off centered to the rim cneter.

 

[roperteacher]

Is it true that the Spare really is a little piece of junk tire to be used for emergencies only? If so, I pull a trailer 90% of the time with this truck and if that is the case then I will just remove it as it would be useless if I really needed it...

 

[redram]

Is it true that the Spare really is a little piece of junk tire to be used for emergencies only? If so, I pull a trailer 90% of the time with this truck and if that is the case then I will just remove it as it would be useless if I really needed it...

Full size on my second gen - can't say what's on a third gen but would guess that it's a full size tire.



Did you look at the photo that I attached - it's a full size tire.

 

[Regcabguy]

Master cable lock

After having my spare tire winch fail on my '99 (wife noticed it was drooping down),the dealer replaced it. I purchased a Master 6' cable lock and locked that sucker down. No more worries,Mate! Amazon.com had them for $17. 00 shipped. I'm transferring it to my '07.

 

[Eric_77]

Full size spare on all three trucks stock.



On the pad lock for use to keep tire in place theory, bad bad idea. I had tires replaced and tire store guy did not get spare on the little step bracket, Well at 75 miles an hour the tire came loose from the bracket dropping down on (based on the marks to truck, tire, ground and what I felt in the truck) the leading edge of tire levered the rear of the truck up in the air and the car behind me said they thought I was about to spin out and then this huge tire came launching out from under truck and launched over them by 50-70 feet. Found the tire about 1/4 mile down the road. Thank good it didn't land on a car or do any other damage. Oh yeah the cable lock was ripped to shreds (what is the break strength on 3/8 steel cable 10-15,000 pounds?).



Be sure the tire is on the little bracket!

 

[klenger]

I use a chain and pad lock that is keyed the same as my house to secure it. Ace Hardware sells the locks. I use a similar setup on the 5th wheel spare tire.

 

[rbattelle]

While we're on the subject, it's a good idea to practice changing out a tire in the comfort of your own driveway at least once every couple years. This ensures the equipment is functional, and ensures you'll know what you're doing if you blow a tire on a busy interstate in the middle of the night in sub-zero temperatures.



I hate the under-bed spare tire storage system, so I keep my spare in the bed (and I removed the under-bed mechanisms). I've seen people trying to remove a spare tire from beneath a vehicle roadside in wet, freezing temperatures. It is not pleasant.



Ryan

 

[bagd99dak]

i have had my spare tire come loose under the truck 2 times already. i always noticed it before it got loose enough to lose it. now since i got a bed cover i just put the spare in the bed, probably gonna lock it down in their since i really dont use the bed often. now i will have plenty of room to mount the air tank and compressor for airbags and airhorns. lol

 

[Grizzly]

Before I purchased my 1st Dodge/Cummins in '95, I had an F-250 Ferd and I kept the spare attached to a front heavy push bar. I never had overheating problems. It was a convenient place to keep the spare and it would catch a lot of bugs. Can anyone think of any good reason not to do this with our Dodge/Cummins?

 

[redram]

Full size spare on all three trucks stock.



On the pad lock for use to keep tire in place theory, bad bad idea. I had tires replaced and tire store guy did not get spare on the little step bracket, Well at 75 miles an hour the tire came loose from the bracket dropping down on (based on the marks to truck, tire, ground and what I felt in the truck) the leading edge of tire levered the rear of the truck up in the air and the car behind me said they thought I was about to spin out and then this huge tire came launching out from under truck and launched over them by 50-70 feet. Found the tire about 1/4 mile down the road. Thank good it didn't land on a car or do any other damage. Oh yeah the cable lock was ripped to shreds (what is the break strength on 3/8 steel cable 10-15,000 pounds?).



Be sure the tire is on the little bracket!

Eric, hence the modfication to the bracket - see the previous photo in the thread.





Mine did the same thing - came off a month after having a new tire put on. Without the cable - mine would have launched as well and may have killed someone. I wholeheartedly disagree with NOT Running a cable and lock but you have to get it snug without any slack. Note how tight I have the cable - no slack for the tire to fall all the way to the ground.



The cheap tire ca ble pad can dislodge easily - ever have it shift while trying to hoist the spare back into place? Mine did virtually every time I rotated tires. Don't have to worry abot that anymore with the simple modification of a bracket and 3/8ths rod.

 

[JasonCzerak]

if you tie up (well, lock) the tire up on 3 sides of the fire, it can't get loose enough to do any damage. And if you do this, do not attach a cable to the rear, only on the sides and front, this way it will drag and bounce and not leverage anything.