Spare Tire Removal - Gmt900

[unit731]

2008 GMC regualr car.

 

Page: 5-96 manual.

 

"Be sure hoist end of extensiion (F) connects to the hoist shaft (E). The ribbed square end of the extension is used to lower the spare.

 

I can't seem to get the end of the extension to connect to anything. Yes, the correct end. And there is no way to look as it is in a tunnel from rear of bumper. Is there a trick to this? Has anyone actually taken the spare off on GMT900?

[jnpaddison]

engage other end of rod assy - trust me - happened to me first time around

[hubbycap]

2008 GMC regualr car.

 

Page: 5-96 manual.

 

"Be sure hoist end of extensiion (F) connects to the hoist shaft (E). The ribbed square end of the extension is used to lower the spare.

 

I can't seem to get the end of the extension to connect to anything. Yes, the correct end. And there is no way to look as it is in a tunnel from rear of bumper. Is there a trick to this? Has anyone actually taken the spare off on GMT900?

 

I have taken my spare out to do other work and I had to fiddle around with it. Glad I did, instead of figuring it out in the dark and raining. Is the shaft bottoming out on something in the tunnel or is it just flopping around in there? Pardon me if this is too basic: I can't remember how many sections of shaft it required, probably all three.

[hubbycap]

engage other end of rod assy - trust me - happened to me first time around

 

That'd be the female end. Male end will fit in square hole in middle of OEM lug wrench handle.

[shedberg]

Yeah, it was a pain to lower the first time. It took me quite a while to figure out that you use the end with the square hole in it to connect into the socket that lowers the tire. It's not explained very clearly in the manual.

[unit731]

If I am reading above correctly, one is telling me to put square end in tunnel and the other is telling not to.

 

I did put square end in tunnel. There are 3 sections. And L shaped wrench. The three sections of tubing snap together. Square end inside bumper tunnel. It goes way in. But it seems to not engage/and/or connect to anything. And yes, I tried moving it all around slowly to see if it would connect/engage. I just seem to be hitting metal and no engage. It does go way in. I pushed hard to make sure it wasn't stuck on anything. If it is not going in far enough, then it is hitting something.

 

Any suggestions?

[hubbycap]

If I am reading above correctly, one is telling me to put square end in tunnel and the other is telling not to.

 

I did put square end in tunnel. There are 3 sections. And L shaped wrench. The three sections of tubing snap together. Square end inside bumper tunnel. It goes way in. But it seems to not engage/and/or connect to anything. And yes, I tried moving it all around slowly to see if it would connect/engage. I just seem to be hitting metal and no engage. It does go way in. I pushed hard to make sure it wasn't stuck on anything. If it is not going in far enough, then it is hitting something.

 

Any suggestions?

 

Just for giggles I went out and checked mine out. The bigger square end, the one that is to big to fit in the hole that is half way up the lug wrench handle, that'd be the one with the hole in the side for the spring-loaded button on the small square end to lock into, is that end that goes in the tunnel. You will only need two joints of the shaft to make it in and the BIG square end will fit the square male lug with ease EVERY TIME YOU PUT IT IN.

[unit731]

Either I am an idiot or I got an alignment problem or both!

[shedberg]

Either I am an idiot or I got an alignment problem or both!

 

I had a hell of a time with mine as well. There is a plastic tunnel that leads to the socket that the bar locks onto, and it was disconnected on mine. I had to get underneath my truck to align it the first time.

[SinisterSS]

Shine a flashlight in the hole and see the orientation of the square drive on the tire winch.

 

Instead of putting the entire gigantic tire tool/handle assembly into the hole, simply slide ONE of the sections (the big end) into the hole and line up with the square drive.

 

On that single extension, put the tire iron on it and turn it counter clockwise to lower the tire.

 

Yes I've really done it - under a week ago.