Spare tire lift rebuilt and installed
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Tuned
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From: Michigan
Spare tire lift rebuilt and installed
Just about every thing on this truck has rotted off or been ripped off in one fashion or another. So this weeks project is complete, get that stinkin' spare tire out of the bed and mounted back where it belongs, under the truck.
After buying a rim and spare tire it was time to remove what was left on the truck, which was the lift mechanism. The cable had appeared to have been cut but who knows. I took the lift out and junked out the anti theft lock then opened up the case to clean and lube. The cable itself was in great shape so I just recoated the gears in lube and bolted the case back shut. A few coats of black paint and I was ready to build a new cross bar to actually hold the spare up.
I used an old, smaller cross bar, as my pattern and then cut some steel to weld to it. Cut an old die spring down and a couple of cable clamps to attach it with. Viola.
After buying a rim and spare tire it was time to remove what was left on the truck, which was the lift mechanism. The cable had appeared to have been cut but who knows. I took the lift out and junked out the anti theft lock then opened up the case to clean and lube. The cable itself was in great shape so I just recoated the gears in lube and bolted the case back shut. A few coats of black paint and I was ready to build a new cross bar to actually hold the spare up.
I used an old, smaller cross bar, as my pattern and then cut some steel to weld to it. Cut an old die spring down and a couple of cable clamps to attach it with. Viola.
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From: Wayyy NoCal, USA
Good on you!
It is so rare to find others that are willing to think and do enough to repair stuff rather than replace! Or worse yet, pay others to replace parts.... My grandfather would have slapped them silly.
It is so rare to find others that are willing to think and do enough to repair stuff rather than replace! Or worse yet, pay others to replace parts.... My grandfather would have slapped them silly.
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Joined: Sep 2007
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From: S CAL
When I bought my 2001 used, the previous owner did not have the security socket to get the spare down. So I cut the bracket that holds the spare from the center and then welded a socket with a 3/8 drive to where the security socket is suppose to fit and made my self an extension from a piece of stainless rod. welded the cross bar back together painted it and now I can raise and lower my spare with a 3/8 drive ratchet and my home made extension. Necessity is the mother of invention.
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