spare tire issue

[john deere]

ok so i just recently bought a 2004 gmc sierra. i tried to get the spare tire down, now the cable comes all the way down as does the spring thing but the tire comes down 2-3 inches and stops, now you can wiggle the tire and spin it but it wont go down more, there is a secondary latch i guess says the manual but i cant get it to unlacth for the life of me:mad2::mad2:

 

[Dieseldad97]

Sounds frustrating.

I can't help you, sorry.

I also have a spare tire issue...it's around my waist...

 

[john deere]

hey no worries man, ill figure i get it off somehow, if that requires a grinder so be it

 

[orrum]

LOL U go Gerald!!!!! No help at all but hey a comic moment of relief gotta b worth something!!!!

 

[WarWagon]

You have the "safety latch" activated. It is there in case the cable breaks. Keeps the spare put and out of the windshield behind you - I know you only care about loosing a good spare...

To unlock it you have to jack the tire back up by the cable or possibly a floor jack. The owner's manual may correct me on this.

 

[john deere]

yeah i tried my big floor jack on that bitch and nothing hapened other then i was lifting the truck up and the tire is still safety latched

 

[CtChevy427]

See if this helps any.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhZ2LP7nfLU

 

[bigdisneydaddy]

We have had 2 of these on trucks at work that were frozen up so bad I had to cut them off and replace the whole hoist assy. Its a piss poor design for us up here in the rust belt, if you dont take the spare down and grease the secondary latch at least once a year it will seize up.

 

[john deere]

yeah i worked on trying to do the same thing in the video but no luck and yeah i agree with ya its one stuipid ass design cuz they load the streets here in milwaukee with tons of salt during winter

 

[blizzardplowman]

Cut mine off and bought a winch for the 01/02 trucks, no safety latch

 

[Pepperidge]

I was wondering why mine didn't have the secondary latch...

 

[bigdisneydaddy]

supposedly it prevents the spare from falling if the lousy cheap cable breaks.

 

[john deere]

yeah i tried once again with no luck so, i had a lil fun with my milwaukee angle grinder and i got it off and now im just gonna leave it locked in my bed

 

[konstan]

What's the source for replacement cable/winch, looks like my truck's PO had the same issue

 

[john deere]

i dont even know, didnt even look, figure it would be expensive and now my spare is locked up in my bed

 

[Pepperidge]

GM wholesale parts sites list the 01'-02' @ $130...

 

[john deere]

holy shit thats alot, itll just weld the piece that i cut or just keep it chained in the bed