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#11 ski3pin

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Posted 15 August 2020 - 02:57 PM

I always give my spare the old kick test when ever I am working around the back of the truck. That will also tell you if your tire is coming loose.

 

Years ago the Lady borrowed her Dad's truck to get some work done, including a trip up into the mountains to a cabin. She was lucky she didn't lose control when the spare came off and landed upright launching the back end skyward. Sure taught us to do a walk around and safety check on borrowed vehicles.


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#12 Ted

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Posted 15 August 2020 - 03:24 PM

Another thing to check...

I recall Dirty Dog, the creator of WTW, replaced the stock wheels on his truck with after market wheels. While out exploring the Nevada desert he got a flat. Discovered the new wheels were installed with a different size lug nut than the stock wheels, making his lug nut wrench useless.


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#13 AWG_Pics

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Posted 15 August 2020 - 03:50 PM

I recently bought a lightly used malone kayak trailer, and decided to install bearing buddies. I managed it with the stock lug wrench, but since bought a star wrench for the better leverage as well as multiple sized lug sizes. But I never checked the spare tire lock -- but that is now on my list of must do items when this heat wave subsides in a couple days.


Edited by AWG_Pics, 15 August 2020 - 03:52 PM.

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#14 CraggyMan

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Posted 15 August 2020 - 08:19 PM

I'll second the motion on checking the spare for pressure and working loose from it's mount. Earlier this year after a number of trips over very rocky roads found our spare hanging quite loose.
 


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#15 craig333

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Posted 16 August 2020 - 03:07 PM

Check those lug nuts. I once had a tire come off the Jeep and go bouncing down the hill. I thought what I was feeling was driveline vibration. Fortunately (after dragging my tire back up the hill) this was on a Jeep run, low speed, and I was able to borrow some lug nuts from another driver. 


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