Terrible system. We just tried to change one for a friend. Three of us with limited tools. He's still sitting on the roadside... still waiting for assistance. Figured he should never reinstall it, or buy a new spare tire/rim and abandon the stock one under the truck.
It took me 15 minutes to remove the whole mechanism from the frame. I spent almost 2 hours trying to do it the right way and trying to squeeze the secondary latch with a set of pliers buy removing the license plate and going in from the back. If you choose to take a second and get under your truck, it only takes a few minutes to romve the whole assembly. (you only have to take out one bolt and then slide it off the frame) Please thumbs up this so others will know because it will be a big time saver to skip all the screwing around I did.
The lead engineer that signed off on this should be kicked square in the nuts. I can't even imagine being on I-75 changing a tire at rush hour. What a dip$hit.
Chris Senften ill 1 up that, on 75 south right now in auburn hills,Michigan. 3 inches of snow, going up hill, with my pregnant girlfriend. THIS IS FUCKEDDDD
@@JamesKro92 Life Lessons AAA when you live in Michigan during the winter with a pregnant Girlfriend lol sorry buddy I know that was a nightmare but life's too precious to take the chance on some idiot smashing into yall on the side of that Hwy at 70+ cause they were distracted with God only knows 😳 Life's too short my Amigo
Appreciate this. I am getting ready to make a 1300 mile trip to Florida. Have a 2007 Silverado. Tried to drop the spare on another occasion to check it, and it was engineered as you said. Amazing the common sense the engineer, and the boss guy who signed off on this displayed here.
Thanks for putting this video up! Had a flat in Fairbanks Alaska in -17 degree temp and was lost at how to get the spare loose. Your video was a life saver - literally.
I've built and worked on a ton of different vehicles, racing and otherwise and you my friend just saved me a ton of time and possibly having to replace the spare lift after possibly cutting it to save time and frustration during it all. Thanks your definitely my hero of the day.
Great video, I was having a bit of trouble and while trying your method inadvertently pushed up in the center of the assembly with my hand and the hook released, didn't get a chance to use the jack. Still didn't know about the hook without your video. Was in my carport, would have been frustrating on the side of the freeway. Thanks bro!
So if your like me and a bought a used 2000 Silverado 1500, that did not have that tool. I simply used 4 3/8 extension connectors. I used one of the connectors to connect perfectly to the lowering bolt inside the tube and it worked like a charm.
Thank you so much for this video!! You are the man. I spent almost 3 hours trying to drop mine. For those who want to disable it, put a zip tie around the safety.
I'm glad I looked this up before I tried it. I tried the jack thing but I just ended up getting under the truck and pushed the tire up and jerked on the parts that holding it until the tire fell off and hit me in the head... And you bet your ass a spare is never going back under there.
TY TY! Previous owner had the spare in the bed and I couldn't get it re-mounted underneath until I heard/saw you push that secondary latch to release the tire mount. You rule.
I appreciate this explanation, I admit I was stumped by this looney engineering. I was about to take action but decided a measured approach with some info may solve this annoying dilemma. Thank you ! Your approach worked perfectly! I did it in 5 minutes!!
Your supposed to turn your hoist clock wise to raise or tighten, that will release the lock then you can hoist it down by turning to counter clock wise
I just had my first experiance with this, no manual in truck I could not get the tire down, I did have a battery grinder and a zip blade, dropped the tire on my head and won't carry a spare anymore. You made me laugh out loud when you said 50 ft. I was lucky I did have a block of wood to set the jack on. Great video, I just cant believe the engieering marval of this and it has not changed my truck 2012 3500
Thanks a lot for the video. My spare tire apparatus just straight fell off (rusted where it was connected to the truck) yesterday while I was cruising down the road. Was going to buy another bracket and hook it back up, but it looks like that is not going to happen after watching the crap I would have to go through to use it. Thanks
After struggling for too long with my 2012 Silverado I discovered that the guiding tube was off alignment with the lowering nut. I had to push it back on through the spare underneath. After lowering it down, I noticed the collar to hold the tube on the nut had come loose. I had to snap that back on too. If everything is aligned correctly, it should be as easy as pushing the socket end of the rod on the nut and cranking it down and up. Hope this helps. P.S. forget the jack part of taking the tire off. Just lower it to the ground, lift an end of the tire and pull the plate through vertically by one side.
Bro, it's 10 deg. And I discovered my spare has a hole. I'm at home, thank god, but this is stupid. Thank you. Lol. Your headache was my reward. Love bro, cuz is be pissed trying to figure this out on the side of a highway.
You are a star you helped us because we were stranded on the side of a road and I said hay let me look on you tube to my grandparents and the said ok and I found you and we did you helped me ;-)
Great video. I bought one of these trucks used and the spare wasn't there. Now I know to either buy a new spare tire hoist, or leave the spare in the bed of the truck. Thanks!
Thank you. There's a special circle in hell for the third-raters who design this junk. I'm glad that I took a look before one of the back tires in my 1-ton blew out in a snowdrift.
I remember the bumper jack. AND IT WAS ALOT EASIER TO USE. This new jack I wouldn't want to even change the tire for fear the truck could fall over on me! HEY CHEVY! THAT JACK IS REALLY JACKED UP! NO THANKS! THERE HAS TO BE A SAVER JACK OUT THERE! IF THERE ISNT A SAVER JACK OUT THERE, THEN I DON'T SEE A SILVERADO IN MY FUTURE!
thanks for the video. It's 10 degrees outside and I've been laying under my truck for the last hour trying to figure out WTF was wrong with this thing.
bought mine from a used truck lot ,good thing I noticed there wasn't a spare tire at all,and no Jack ! I will get CAA road side asistance and let them do it if need be good thing I watched this video there is no way in hell I could figure this out without loosing my mind ,thanx for the video !!
Thanks so much - my husband came in from the garage more than a little upset (yes, cursing was involved) because of this ridiculous design. Thanks to your video, he is now putting the spare on the truck. Thanks for the video!
ROFL Dude, I found your video when looking for a way to lower the tire and just about killed over laughing.... I'm headed to Walmart, no way I'm doing this!!!! Thanks for sharing!
I lIVE in Ontario where use lots of winter salt. My truck is a 2003 sierra & after never having to lower my spare, thought it's time to try . After countless hrs of trying I ended up torching it off & now my spare is in the bed.
Never could imagine a spare tire being the reason not to purchase a vehicle that I otherwise enjoy. But until they develop a less insane solution, they will never get another dime of my money! Lets you know how much time they took in product development
I believe those two metal sections with the jack are supposed to be wheel chocks. Everything I have see has indicated as much. The jack on my truck (2008 Silverado) also extends enough (if you keep on cranking it) to raise the truck high enough to remove a tire. Of course, that might not be the case if you have changed anything on your truck (lift kit, larger tires, etc.). I have never met anyone that had a Silverado that would have tried to place the jack on those two pieces to gain height. That would be crazy and dangerous.
Wow! Thank you so much for this……this……this engineering component that is OUT OF THIS FREAKING WORLD!!! That hook you showed us explains why it will not come down. Then the balancing act on those metal wheel chokes, again, THANK YOU. This info you shared made my day, and not Chevy’s out of this world engineering. I’m a Chevy person, but this spare tire design is flawed big time. Thanks for clarifying this for me.
I can fully understand how the secondary latch could get hung up. And I agree, engineering has come up with a ridiculous solution. My question is, when it IS working properly, or when it isn't stuck, what makes it release to begin with? i.e. under normal circumstances, what function of lowering the spare is supposed to cause that latch to release?
Thank you for that video, the drawing in the manual does not look like what's under my truck, your video does. Clearly the engineers that come up with this stuff never change their own tires in real life!
Try figuring this out on the 405 in LA in the fast lane while cars are speeding right by you at 80 MPH. I was pissed off and scared for my life at the same time.
Wow just wow. I have a 2004 GMC never had to take that damn thing off until now but just to install a trailer light harness. I guess I'll use my own 2 ton jack and not out that tire back in there. Screw that 😂 Thanks for the video buddy
I just had to put my spare tire back under my 2006 Chevrolet Silverado managed to do it without the jack just have to push that lip part in and it fell down thank goodness that jack is a nightmare
Now I know why so many Chevy owners keep the spare in the bed. Have already spent hours trying to get mine off to fix the brake line above it, and the spare is still hanging there. Ready to just cut it off. Didn't they ever think about what rust would do to that lock?
Thank you soooooooo Much for making this video the part where you show how it releases made all the difference , I watched 2 other videos on you tube but they never showed that and i could not get it even after 4 hours of rolling around on my back....only took 1 hr after seeing what you showed here... Cheers buddy... PS. DO YOU KNOW HOW TO MONITIZE THIS VIDEO, CAUSE RUclips should be paying you eventually. I asked because I did not see any commercial .... Thanks again
The latch will turn sideways and come through. I took a zip cut on the grinder and cut the hook off. I spent 1.5 hours in the rain on the side of I95 trying to get the spare down b4 I suceded. I especially like the step in the manual @ #5 where they tell you to crank it up until it clicks twice. This has nothing to do with removing the tire, but does ruin the lifting winch. Then at the end in step 15 they say go buy a new winch. I have a ratchet strap holding mine up now.
On the Express van, you have the "benefit" of NOT having a box to put your spare into. If you stick it in the back, you have almost no storage space (on a passenger model). All around this is definitely not a fun piece to work on.
This is sure enough to get someone hurt or killed on the side of the road. Who ever signed off on it should be responsible for any and all inquiries that come from using it.
WOW! Thanks so much!! I have been under my brothers truck for hours trying to figure out how to get this thing down to put the spare back up there. I guess they did this so people like me that don't read the manual will take it in and they can make a quick buck off of you. I took mine in and they told me the wire was twisted inside the case thing and they would have to take it off and order a new one...SOB's.
I've been at it for an hour now and even using a 1 1/2 ton floor jack, still no luck with the damn Secondary Latch System. I soaked down the "system" good with liquid wrench. If it wasn't so close to the gas tank, I would be using the "blue wrench" (Oxy acetylene torch) and it would drop then I bet. What a dumb system.
i keep the spare in my bed along with almost everyone i know. as a mechanic ive seen many trucks getting towed in due to the crank being rotted solid. the best is when the cable snapped from rust and the customer never knew his spare took off down the road there are way worse ones then this, how about the chryslers that put the minivan spares completely covered in plastic in the center of the van. no way to check the air pressure and no idea how you get that thing out of there on the side of the road
Ahh I am 53. Just lost my job. And my truck comes from New England where they like to salt these secondary latches along with everything else. The secondary latch is rusted Hell the wheel is even rusted to the metal plate that holds it. Instead of searching for a new job , I am spending my time on this knuckle-headed stuff.
For those of you who would rather read how to do it: Step 1: Get your spare kit out Step 2: get your truck key Step 3: wait for the wind to blow 3.78 MPH south step 4: find a tree with a rock under it step 5: pick up the rock and hope it has a note under it step 6: do as the not says and wait in the terminal Step 7: now that you just flew to china, look for a chang lee Step 8: learn mandarin Step 9: once you find Chang lee, tell him in mandarin (and this only) “The bird has a broken wing” Step 10: once Dr. Lee gives you the coordinates, go to them (they are different for everyone) Step 11: once you arrive at the coordinates, there should be a spare tire waiting for you there ( if there is no tire, you found the wrong Chang lee and will need to repeat step 7) Step 12: return to your truck (if it is still there) and replace your flat with the spare.
Then I bought a brand new 2007 Chevy 4x4, had 3,000 miles on it and the damn transfer case locked solid, they replaced it, then later the damn wheels/spindles went out and they wanted me to pay half of dealer price while under warranty, I fought with them and I won Now I am having noise come from front end again and this 2007 only has 41,000 miles on it The speakers blew out of the interior and the stereo is never played above #6 as I am 50 damn years old
Holy crap! I was trying to help a guy with one these. He didn't have manual or even know where the jack and tools were. (It used to people that owned trucks knew how to use tools.) I had baby bottle jack, but I didn't how it would have helped. This seriously makes dropping the spare on my Dodge mini-van look simple. Any idea if there is a way disable the secondary and still have it hold together in storage?
Did they do this so it can't be stolen? I had a F150 to where the spare tire was stolen, so I just put a chain and lock on it. None of this crazy stuff was required to get it down. They meant well, but damn if they couldn't of come up with something else.
Mine got rear ended, the Secondary was damaged (the body shop never caught it) and the entire tire lowering assembly had to be replaced (of course, this was waaay after I got the truck fixed)
Before watching this video I took my 2007 Silverado to my mechanic and had them torch the cable holding the spare upI then fabricated a holder for the spare tire to put back where it came from using the existing cable set-up.What a terrible design this is. 11-18-15 Scott
I have bought my last Chevy truck, I have bought 2 new trucks from Chevy, and had nothing but nightmares with both One was in 1990, bought a new 4x4 and tht thing was always in the shop, under warranty but an inconvenience, the kicker with this truck was I had 50 miles left on the warranty and had to go to a Dr appt 48 miles away, rainy day and as I drove past dealer the damn entire distributor went out so I got lucky and still had a few miles left on warranty because I didnt make it to Dr appt
Man I almost put a stick of TNT under my spear tire my manual was missing those pages and I couldn't figure out why was my spear stuck till I hit it with a hammer and broke the dam thing I was stuck in the fwy with no phone service and no idea how to bring it down lmfaoooo but hey good video to help others understand....
Called AAA 1130am & told will arrive by 1230pm. Nobody shows call at 130pm & agent tells me she has tried everything. She can't figure out why nobody is responding. Finally 230pm they show up & say they can't do it because I don't have the bar to lower spare tire.
Bought my 98 Silverado used. Did not come with the part that goes down the tube to lower tire. All that I have tried are too wide to fit in the tube! ugh
Thanks for the video. It did NOT save my @ss, but I understood what was the hang up and abandon ship before I went postal (it was a customer vehicle in the field). Holly crap!
This isn’t even how this is suppose to work......no need to jack under this .....you turn the handle for cable down the opposite direction ( raising up direction ) first and it releases it and then you crank it down...the piece he’s placing jack under goes up when you do this .....when it releases , crank it down......one a year or every other crank it down and spray it with wd 40.....
My 2021 lt silverado has been great truck no probs but the spare is in my garage I have two cans of fix a flat. If I take my spare for a ride with me it rides under the tones cover
i can't believe these dumb ass engineers who invent these or how they come up with them ideas i think it's just a way for them to laugh at us &make our lives a living hell .
This explains why my truck is missing all that gear... the previous owner threw it into a lake somewhere. Thanks for the video!
LOL, almost did the same thing myself
That is a Great idea!
🤣🤣🤣
Beats shooting it with a shotgun.
Terrible system. We just tried to change one for a friend. Three of us with limited tools. He's still sitting on the roadside... still waiting for assistance. Figured he should never reinstall it, or buy a new spare tire/rim and abandon the stock one under the truck.
It took me 15 minutes to remove the whole mechanism from the frame. I spent almost 2 hours trying to do it the right way and trying to squeeze the secondary latch with a set of pliers buy removing the license plate and going in from the back.
If you choose to take a second and get under your truck, it only takes a few minutes to romve the whole assembly. (you only have to take out one bolt and then slide it off the frame)
Please thumbs up this so others will know because it will be a big time saver to skip all the screwing around I did.
American cars are trash, good lord
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The lead engineer that signed off on this should be kicked square in the nuts. I can't even imagine being on I-75 changing a tire at rush hour. What a dip$hit.
Chris Senften ill 1 up that, on 75 south right now in auburn hills,Michigan. 3 inches of snow, going up hill, with my pregnant girlfriend. THIS IS FUCKEDDDD
Whoever designed that needs to be shot in the head.
@@ottomatic7997 I like the kicked in the nuts one, they will suffer longer.
@@JamesKro92 Life Lessons AAA when you live in Michigan during the winter with a pregnant Girlfriend lol sorry buddy I know that was a nightmare but life's too precious to take the chance on some idiot smashing into yall on the side of that Hwy at 70+ cause they were distracted with God only knows 😳 Life's too short my Amigo
Me right now smh
Appreciate this. I am getting ready to make a 1300 mile trip to Florida. Have a 2007 Silverado. Tried to drop the spare on another occasion to check it, and it was engineered as you said. Amazing the common sense the engineer, and the boss guy who signed off on this displayed here.
Thanks for putting this video up! Had a flat in Fairbanks Alaska in -17 degree temp and was lost at how to get the spare loose. Your video was a life saver - literally.
I've built and worked on a ton of different vehicles, racing and otherwise and you my friend just saved me a ton of time and possibly having to replace the spare lift after possibly cutting it to save time and frustration during it all. Thanks your definitely my hero of the day.
Your video just saved my ass, blew a tire on a rig road couldnt get the spare to lower. Thanks dude
Thank you, young man, for showing this ol' man what I couldn't figure out.
Thank you so much you saved my husband a stroke from trying to get that tire down. I bout thought he was going to blow a vein or two. Your the bomb!!
Great video, I was having a bit of trouble and while trying your method inadvertently pushed up in the center of the assembly with my hand and the hook released, didn't get a chance to use the jack. Still didn't know about the hook without your video. Was in my carport, would have been frustrating on the side of the freeway.
Thanks bro!
So if your like me and a bought a used 2000 Silverado 1500, that did not have that tool. I simply used 4 3/8 extension connectors. I used one of the connectors to connect perfectly to the lowering bolt inside the tube and it worked like a charm.
Thank you so much for this video!! You are the man. I spent almost 3 hours trying to drop mine. For those who want to disable it, put a zip tie around the safety.
I'm glad I looked this up before I tried it. I tried the jack thing but I just ended up getting under the truck and pushed the tire up and jerked on the parts that holding it until the tire fell off and hit me in the head... And you bet your ass a spare is never going back under there.
I just tried to change the tire, and, i fall sleep. Fak the guy that invented this shit, we should sue GMC, Don`t you thing so, amigo?
LoL.. I'm about to put on a helmet then
I just used a grinder on the latch for the future flats that I may have .
Only Chevy could make removing a spare tire complicated
TY TY! Previous owner had the spare in the bed and I couldn't get it re-mounted underneath until I heard/saw you push that secondary latch to release the tire mount. You rule.
I appreciate this explanation, I admit I was stumped by this looney engineering. I was about to take action but decided a measured approach with some info may solve this annoying dilemma. Thank you ! Your approach worked perfectly! I did it in 5 minutes!!
Your supposed to turn your hoist clock wise to raise or tighten, that will release the lock then you can hoist it down by turning to counter clock wise
Gonna try this, been driving around with the spare in the bed for years now lol
I just had my first experiance with this, no manual in truck I could not get the tire down, I did have a battery grinder and a zip blade, dropped the tire on my head and won't carry a spare anymore. You made me laugh out loud when you said 50 ft. I was lucky I did have a block of wood to set the jack on. Great video, I just cant believe the engieering marval of this and it has not changed my truck 2012 3500
Thanks a lot for the video. My spare tire apparatus just straight fell off (rusted where it was connected to the truck) yesterday while I was cruising down the road. Was going to buy another bracket and hook it back up, but it looks like that is not going to happen after watching the crap I would have to go through to use it. Thanks
After struggling for too long with my 2012 Silverado I discovered that the guiding tube was off alignment with the lowering nut. I had to push it back on through the spare underneath. After lowering it down, I noticed the collar to hold the tube on the nut had come loose. I had to snap that back on too. If everything is aligned correctly, it should be as easy as pushing the socket end of the rod on the nut and cranking it down and up. Hope this helps.
P.S. forget the jack part of taking the tire off. Just lower it to the ground, lift an end of the tire and pull the plate through vertically by one side.
Exactly ! 👍
2012 and 2007 have different spare tire systems
Bro, it's 10 deg. And I discovered my spare has a hole. I'm at home, thank god, but this is stupid. Thank you. Lol. Your headache was my reward. Love bro, cuz is be pissed trying to figure this out on the side of a highway.
Thanks a lot, been out here with my dad for a hour wondering why it wouldn't come down. I never had a problem like this with my dodge ram.
If you crank it to the right a couple times and here two pops it will release that secondary hook and lower!
You are a star you helped us because we were stranded on the side of a road and I said hay let me look on you tube to my grandparents and the said ok and I found you and we did you helped me ;-)
Great video. I bought one of these trucks used and the spare wasn't there. Now I know to either buy a new spare tire hoist, or leave the spare in the bed of the truck. Thanks!
Thank you. There's a special circle in hell for the third-raters who design this junk. I'm glad that I took a look before one of the back tires in my 1-ton blew out in a snowdrift.
I remember the bumper jack.
AND IT WAS ALOT EASIER TO USE.
This new jack I wouldn't want to even change the tire for fear the truck could fall over on me!
HEY CHEVY! THAT JACK IS REALLY JACKED UP!
NO THANKS! THERE HAS TO BE A SAVER JACK OUT THERE! IF THERE ISNT A SAVER JACK OUT THERE, THEN I DON'T SEE A SILVERADO IN MY FUTURE!
thanks for the video. It's 10 degrees outside and I've been laying under my truck for the last hour trying to figure out WTF was wrong with this thing.
bought mine from a used truck lot ,good thing I noticed there wasn't a spare tire at all,and no Jack ! I will get CAA road side asistance and let them do it if need be good thing I watched this video there is no way in hell I could figure this out without loosing my mind ,thanx for the video !!
Wow. What the hell ! Glad I decided to do a test run in the garage before it became an emergency!! Thanks for the video.
Currently on the side of the interstate in a thunderstorms trying to figure this out so I can go to work. Thanks
I'm out on the road in wet cold rain and I just watched your video imma go try it out thanks bro
Thanks so much - my husband came in from the garage more than a little upset (yes, cursing was involved) because of this ridiculous design. Thanks to your video, he is now putting the spare on the truck. Thanks for the video!
ROFL Dude, I found your video when looking for a way to lower the tire and just about killed over laughing.... I'm headed to Walmart, no way I'm doing this!!!! Thanks for sharing!
I lIVE in Ontario where use lots of winter salt. My truck is a 2003 sierra & after never having to lower my spare, thought it's time to try . After countless hrs of trying I ended up torching it off & now my spare is in the bed.
Same and it'll never go back under the truck.
Never could imagine a spare tire being the reason not to purchase a vehicle that I otherwise enjoy. But until they develop a less insane solution, they will never get another dime of my money! Lets you know how much time they took in product development
I believe those two metal sections with the jack are supposed to be wheel chocks. Everything I have see has indicated as much. The jack on my truck (2008 Silverado) also extends enough (if you keep on cranking it) to raise the truck high enough to remove a tire. Of course, that might not be the case if you have changed anything on your truck (lift kit, larger tires, etc.). I have never met anyone that had a Silverado that would have tried to place the jack on those two pieces to gain height. That would be crazy and dangerous.
Wow! Thank you so much for this……this……this engineering component that is OUT OF THIS FREAKING WORLD!!! That hook you showed us explains why it will not come down. Then the balancing act on those metal wheel chokes, again, THANK YOU. This info you shared made my day, and not Chevy’s out of this world engineering. I’m a Chevy person, but this spare tire design is flawed big time. Thanks for clarifying this for me.
I can fully understand how the secondary latch could get hung up. And I agree, engineering has come up with a ridiculous solution. My question is, when it IS working properly, or when it isn't stuck, what makes it release to begin with? i.e. under normal circumstances, what function of lowering the spare is supposed to cause that latch to release?
fuck my life I knew I should've bought some beer before this.
Thank you for that video, the drawing in the manual does not look like what's under my truck, your video does. Clearly the engineers that come up with this stuff never change their own tires in real life!
Try figuring this out on the 405 in LA in the fast lane while cars are speeding right by you at 80 MPH. I was pissed off and scared for my life at the same time.
Wow just wow. I have a 2004 GMC never had to take that damn thing off until now but just to install a trailer light harness. I guess I'll use my own 2 ton jack and not out that tire back in there. Screw that 😂
Thanks for the video buddy
What's the name of that long metal pipe you use my truck didn't come with that
Well crap I dont have that jack.. but i do have some bolt cutters..
thanks for taking the time for a visual. much appreciated.
really..
"and then you can swear all you want"..... Boy is THAT an understatement....LOL
Who ever designed that secondary latch was out of their mind.
I just had to put my spare tire back under my 2006 Chevrolet Silverado managed to do it without the jack just have to push that lip part in and it fell down thank goodness that jack is a nightmare
Now I know why so many Chevy owners keep the spare in the bed. Have already spent hours trying to get mine off to fix the brake line above it, and the spare is still hanging there. Ready to just cut it off. Didn't they ever think about what rust would do to that lock?
Thank you soooooooo Much for making this video the part where you show how it releases made all the difference , I watched 2 other videos on you tube but they never showed that and i could not get it even after 4 hours of rolling around on my back....only took 1 hr after seeing what you showed here... Cheers buddy...
PS. DO YOU KNOW HOW TO MONITIZE THIS VIDEO, CAUSE RUclips should be paying you eventually. I asked because I did not see any commercial ....
Thanks again
The latch will turn sideways and come through. I took a zip cut on the grinder and cut the hook off. I spent 1.5 hours in the rain on the side of I95 trying to get the spare down b4 I suceded.
I especially like the step in the manual @ #5 where they tell you to crank it up until it clicks twice. This has nothing to do with removing the tire, but does ruin the lifting winch. Then at the end in step 15 they say go buy a new winch. I have a ratchet strap holding mine up now.
On the Express van, you have the "benefit" of NOT having a box to put your spare into. If you stick it in the back, you have almost no storage space (on a passenger model). All around this is definitely not a fun piece to work on.
If you carry your own tools, compressor and a torch you can change a flat or get even.
This is sure enough to get someone hurt or killed on the side of the road. Who ever signed off on it should be responsible for any and all inquiries that come from using it.
WOW! Thanks so much!! I have been under my brothers truck for hours trying to figure out how to get this thing down to put the spare back up there. I guess they did this so people like me that don't read the manual will take it in and they can make a quick buck off of you. I took mine in and they told me the wire was twisted inside the case thing and they would have to take it off and order a new one...SOB's.
I've been at it for an hour now and even using a 1 1/2 ton floor jack, still no luck with the damn Secondary Latch System. I soaked down the "system" good with liquid wrench. If it wasn't so close to the gas tank, I would be using the "blue wrench" (Oxy acetylene torch) and it would drop then I bet. What a dumb system.
thank you for the tip....can you do it with the spare tire on?
I understand this is 7 years later, not sure if you still care anymore BUT....
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i keep the spare in my bed along with almost everyone i know. as a mechanic ive seen many trucks getting towed in due to the crank being rotted solid. the best is when the cable snapped from rust and the customer never knew his spare took off down the road
there are way worse ones then this, how about the chryslers that put the minivan spares completely covered in plastic in the center of the van. no way to check the air pressure and no idea how you get that thing out of there on the side of the road
Thanks for the help. Had no idea how to do this.
Ahh I am 53. Just lost my job. And my truck comes from New England where they like to salt these secondary latches along with everything else. The secondary latch is rusted Hell the wheel is even rusted to the metal plate that holds it. Instead of searching for a new job , I am spending my time on this knuckle-headed stuff.
For those of you who would rather read how to do it:
Step 1: Get your spare kit out
Step 2: get your truck key
Step 3: wait for the wind to blow 3.78 MPH south
step 4: find a tree with a rock under it
step 5: pick up the rock and hope it has a note under it
step 6: do as the not says and wait in the terminal
Step 7: now that you just flew to china, look for a chang lee
Step 8: learn mandarin
Step 9: once you find Chang lee, tell him in mandarin (and this only) “The bird has a broken wing”
Step 10: once Dr. Lee gives you the coordinates, go to them (they are different for everyone)
Step 11: once you arrive at the coordinates, there should be a spare tire waiting for you there ( if there is no tire, you found the wrong Chang lee and will need to repeat step 7)
Step 12: return to your truck (if it is still there) and replace your flat with the spare.
I sense some frustration, lol.
Then I bought a brand new 2007 Chevy 4x4, had 3,000 miles on it and the damn transfer case locked solid, they replaced it, then later the damn wheels/spindles went out and they wanted me to pay half of dealer price while under warranty, I fought with them and I won
Now I am having noise come from front end again and this 2007 only has 41,000 miles on it
The speakers blew out of the interior and the stereo is never played above #6 as I am 50 damn years old
I got three letters for this. AAA. Works every time and I don't even get my hands dirty.
I cut mine off with a grinder because fuck that shit!
Thank you for making this video. Huge help.
Do you use your ignition me to start the whole process?
Holy crap! I was trying to help a guy with one these. He didn't have manual or even know where the jack and tools were. (It used to people that owned trucks knew how to use tools.) I had baby bottle jack, but I didn't how it would have helped. This seriously makes dropping the spare on my Dodge mini-van look simple. Any idea if there is a way disable the secondary and still have it hold together in storage?
Did they do this so it can't be stolen? I had a F150 to where the spare tire was stolen, so I just put a chain and lock on it. None of this crazy stuff was required to get it down. They meant well, but damn if they couldn't of come up with something else.
John I had a early 90,s F150 that was easy to remove. After watching this I’m wondering about buying one to mount to my Chevy and lock it like you did
Mine got rear ended, the Secondary was damaged (the body shop never caught it) and the entire tire lowering assembly had to be replaced (of course, this was waaay after I got the truck fixed)
Thank U for doing a video . It was very helpful!
Before watching this video I took my 2007 Silverado to my mechanic and had them torch the cable holding the spare upI then fabricated a holder for the spare tire to put back where it came from using the existing cable set-up.What a terrible design this is. 11-18-15 Scott
What a hoot! I'm going to pay a mechanic to remove the spare, by any means possible, and carry it in the back of the truck. LOL.
I have bought my last Chevy truck, I have bought 2 new trucks from Chevy, and had nothing but nightmares with both
One was in 1990, bought a new 4x4 and tht thing was always in the shop, under warranty but an inconvenience, the kicker with this truck was I had 50 miles left on the warranty and had to go to a Dr appt 48 miles away, rainy day and as I drove past dealer the damn entire distributor went out so I got lucky and still had a few miles left on warranty because I didnt make it to Dr appt
Man I almost put a stick of TNT under my spear tire my manual was missing those pages and I couldn't figure out why was my spear stuck till I hit it with a hammer and broke the dam thing I was stuck in the fwy with no phone service and no idea how to bring it down lmfaoooo but hey good video to help others understand....
Called AAA 1130am & told will arrive by 1230pm. Nobody shows call at 130pm & agent tells me she has tried everything. She can't figure out why nobody is responding. Finally 230pm they show up & say they can't do it because I don't have the bar to lower spare tire.
Thank you where is the rod to lower the tire located ?
I have been out there wrenching on a bolt that will never come all the way off but I got it just loose enough to wiggle and drive me crazy now...
thanks, man. thank you for countering the dark side. GM is so stupid, sometimes.
Bought my 98 Silverado used. Did not come with the part that goes down the tube to lower tire. All that I have tried are too wide to fit in the tube! ugh
Thanks for the video. It did NOT save my @ss, but I understood what was the hang up and abandon ship before I went postal (it was a customer vehicle in the field). Holly crap!
Im doing the same thing right now. Im also from Minnesota and doing this with all the rust it terrible!!!
Not sure. If the spare seems like its hung up, then it probably does.
Here's a simple solution, use a jack to support it. Then just unbolt the whole fucking thing from the frame.
This thing is a mess, it doesnt work after 5 years on my 09 in iowa. The lure tour sez it well. Thank God it was not cold and not far from home,
Where is the rod locat d in the truck??
you save my time doing this
it is a headache
I wonder why GMC broke down
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This isn’t even how this is suppose to work......no need to jack under this .....you turn the handle for cable down the opposite direction ( raising up direction ) first and it releases it and then you crank it down...the piece he’s placing jack under goes up when you do this .....when it releases , crank it down......one a year or every other crank it down and spray it with wd 40.....
My 2021 lt silverado has been great truck no probs but the spare is in my garage I have two cans of fix a flat. If I take my spare for a ride with me it rides under the tones cover
Showed this to my buddy and he took a grinding wheel to the hook.
just when you thought owning a Silverado couldn't get any worse!
Do the GMT400 gens have this? 98 Tahoe to be specific.
& how does it come off the cable ?
what kinda stick or pole is that anything special
Of course I dont have the rod to tighten it, my spare tire just dangling down there
Thanks...thats looks like a lot of work...Simple call BCAA or CAA!...Done!
it gob cooliuhh hmmhmm
I felt really dumb having to look up a video. Now I'm really pissed at the engineers of this for making me feel dumb
Fr fr lol
i can't believe these dumb ass engineers who invent these or how they come up with them ideas i think it's just a way for them to laugh at us &make our lives a living hell .
mario d.c probably some kind of government mandate.
yea ! lol they're assholes too
After this happen to me a second time, I took a grinder and cut the hook off.
Thank you sir you just helped me out big time