Removing a Spare Wheel From Underneath.

[nj swb]

Took the car for a short spin today (6km).

I think it's important that you confirm this was round trip. If it was one way the storm-troopers may already be inbound.

[WHID]

I think it's important that you confirm this was round trip. If it was one way the storm-troopers may already be inbound.

Ha ha ha! Yep! Round trip confirmed.

Almost suggested that I am Billy not silly, but cannot, because I was well down the 'silliness' track today. The inability to detach that spare was doin' me 'ead in - big time.

Cheers . . . abiding by the law.

[tonero]

It's a pretty simple concept . . . isn't it? All I want to do is equip myself with the ability to change a wheel if I have to. I cannot even free the spare from the car.

To bring the plate attached to the chain which holds the spare wheel in place, through the centre of the wheel so as to remove it (the wheel) from under the car.

Might be cause for you to all have yet another laugh at this engineering 'genius' (and I use the term not so advisedly).

Geez, God save me; it cannot be so bloody difficult, can it? To move the plate to one side then bring the other side of it up through the centre of the wheel so as the free it (the wheel) from the chain and plate.

Crawling around with this ancient and decrepit body, knee pads fitted, huffing, puffing, cursing my way through the exercise with not a hope in Hades of completing the task. It is still under the car as I write.

Someone save me please. Is there a 'trick' to such a simple task? Because, right now with both metaphoric and real storm clouds looming, it has me flipping well beaten. Something or someone may well be dismantled - in a spirited outburst


Just went out and had another go . . . I notice the neighbours have drawn the curtains again and also ushered their young children to the 'safe' side of their homes.

hey, there is no trick exactly, you have to be able to roll the tire down find a good position make sure the car is parked on a level round and try again

[nvll.mrrs]

I'm past the big seven oh so had better do a dummy run, my old '95 surf had the same system and was a piece of cake, what's the difference between them, does anyone know?
Cheers
PS hope you got over it and did the final leg without a heart attack. Thanks for the laugh.

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[old Jack]

I'm past the big seven oh so had better do a dummy run, my old '95 surf had the same system and was a piece of cake, what's the difference between them, does anyone know?
Cheers
PS hope you got over it and did the final leg without a heart attack. Thanks for the laugh.

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Same system as all utes and wagons with an under slung spare tyre.
Issue with the Pajero Sport, Challenger and Triton is the centre bore hole in the wheel is much smaller than most other makes.
I still prefer it to rear door mounted spare tyres.

OJ.

[DID Dash]

I swap between off-road and highway tyres for rough trips so am pretty good at tyre changes. I find it best to wind the chain down a fair bit so there is room to move the retainer in the wheel centre. Once you get the hang of it, it’s pretty easy.

[old Jack]

I swap between off-road and highway tyres for rough trips so am pretty good at tyre changes. I find it best to wind the chain down a fair bit so there is room to move the retainer in the wheel centre. Once you get the hang of it, it’s pretty easy.

With my lifted suspension and running 235 wide tyre's, the chain is too short so I have to lift the tyre up to get enough slack in the chain to jiggle the chain and hub bore plate out of the hub bore.

OJ.

[nvll.mrrs]

Same system as all utes and wagons with an under slung spare tyre.
Issue with the Pajero Sport, Challenger and Triton is the centre bore hole in the wheel is much smaller than most other makes.
I still prefer it to rear door mounted spare tyres.

OJ.

Thanks for that I also had an old Pajero 2.3 and a Nissan 2.7 with the spare wheel on a gate over the rear door and it was a daily hassle to open the rear door without hitting a car or cyclist passing by, then if you didn't latch it up fully what a weapon [emoji106]

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