Spare tire bracket?
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Spare tire bracket?
I have a 99 CC F250 and just recently picked up a tire and wheel to use as a spare. I bought the truck used and it did not have one. Tried some searches regarding this question but couldn't find anything. My question is does the spare require any kind of bracket or anything to help hold it in place? Or is the winch all that is required? Thanks for your assistance.
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`Just the winch is required - Cranking it up & down requires a key that goes on the end of the jack handle. Hopefully you got the key w/ the truck.
Check your winch over carefully - several guys have had the cable snap and the spare go bouncing down the road. That may be why your truck didn't have a spare.
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Check your winch over carefully - several guys have had the cable snap and the spare go bouncing down the road. That may be why your truck didn't have a spare.
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What is this key? The winch has a square-ish hole that the lug wrench fits into. I just replaced the winch on mine. The lug wrench fits, but doesn't seem to me to be exactly the right tool to fit the shape of the hole in the winch. Or am I putting the wrong part in there (small semi-pointed end)?
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My early 99 doesn't and never did have a key, and a late 99 probably doesn't either. The only bracket is the one on the end of the cable. Just make sure the tire gets seated right. It can get sinched up and not be seated correctly just to come loose down the road. A loose cable is the #1 cause of failure and your spare dropping off somewhere along the road...
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I think the key got intoduced when they switched body styles @ 99.5 model year. My 00 has the spare tire winch key.
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Originally Posted by DetailerDave
What is this key? The winch has a square-ish hole that the lug wrench fits into. I just replaced the winch on mine. The lug wrench fits, but doesn't seem to me to be exactly the right tool to fit the shape of the hole in the winch. Or am I putting the wrong part in there (small semi-pointed end)?
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Originally Posted by V10man
The part that fits into the winch is one of the 2 rods for cranking up the jack. The one with the flattened end that fits into the jack. Using the lug wrench where the square hole is, slide it over the end of the rod. Make sense?
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