Lost Ford Spare Tire Key? This Works Great!!!
#76
10-15-2013, 05:15 PM
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#78
03-09-2014, 01:12 PM
One the spare is not blocking your access, it is easy to remove the offending part, and then a flat blade will engage the mechanism.
#79
03-09-2014, 01:24 PM
#80
03-21-2014, 04:38 PM
After reading this post I decided to make my own tool to remove my lock. I didn't have enough extensions so I went to HD and bought a short piece of 3/8 rebar, a Husky 9/16 6pt socket and a 1/2" nut. About $5. I cut the rebar to length, welded the socket on one end and the nut on the other. A couple good whacks with a hammer and using a 3/4" socket lowered the spare. Then I yanked it out of the tube and the lock came with it. Woohoo! So, I ground off the end where the keeper ring is and ran a cpl beads to hold it in the socket. Now I have a tool to lower the spare besides the jack tools. BTW, is a spare dated Nov. 2001 bad? LOL
#84
01-12-2015, 02:33 PM
I used a gas pipe with a cotter pin clipped to one end of it. tapped it onto the locking device with a small hammer and was able to turn the system by hand to lower the wheel....to my surprise...once I pulled back on the gas pipe....the locking device came out as well and now I can use a regular crank on it with out the key.
On my 2008, the bolt extrator socket did not work.
On my 2008, the bolt extrator socket did not work.
#86
01-15-2015, 06:09 AM
The spare tire key on Ford trucks is nothing more than an adapter in the original older Ford spare tire hoist. Ford will tell you there are 16 different key designs. Not all Ford dealers have the full key set to find out which one you have. I lowered my spare with a SEARS CRAFTSMAN stripped bolt head remover kit. You can get the set at Sears for about $30 bucks if you dont already have it. They fit in a standard socket. You will need a long 3/8" extension to reach the key, or a few of them together. Just chuck up the extension in a 1/2" cordless drill, reverse drill direction(counter clockwise), push the bolt remover onto the key with a little pressure and the tire will drop in about 5 seconds! Once it is down, pull off the plastic tube for the crank, use a flat screwdriver to pop off the key revealing a rectangular hole in the tire hoist. You can then either leave it off like I did, or take the key to Ford where they should be able to order the correct replacement. Replace the crank tube and your done. Also, if you dont have a factory crank kit you can use that same 3/8" extension to raise and lower the tire without any socket on the end of it. The extension will fit in the hole in the hoist by itself.
Thanks for helping the spare tire thieves.
#87
01-15-2015, 07:39 AM
#89
01-15-2015, 08:14 AM
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