maynadj Posted October 11, 2011 Report Posted October 11, 2011 Hey .. Had nail in tyre .. put on spare .. no problem so far! However when Qwikfit attempted to put spare tyre back the carrier would not come down. Everybody says it's easy to remove the unit to repair / replace but can anyone tell me what tool I need to undo the bolts / fixings? Is it some kind of alum key? Any help would be appreciated. Don't really want to pay Ford loads of money! Thanks! Quote
seatkid Posted October 11, 2011 Report Posted October 11, 2011 (edited) Hey .. Had nail in tyre .. put on spare .. no problem so far! However when Qwikfit attempted to put spare tyre back the carrier would not come down. Everybody says it's easy to remove the unit to repair / replace but can anyone tell me what tool I need to undo the bolts / fixings? Is it some kind of alum key? Any help would be appreciated. Don't really want to pay Ford loads of money! Thanks! On my Mk 1 as far as I remember there were just 2 or maybe 4 bolts under the car holding the carrier to the body. 13mm socket to undo. Only accessible with the tyre removed! I might be wrong though and those bolts might be undoable from inside. Cant quite understand your dilemna - Is there a tyre on the carrier that you cant lower? 3 things to remember - the locking mechanism (a U shaped bracket around the lifting bolt) has to be held down when winding down the carrier - using the wheel brace supplied does this automatically. And there needs to be weight on the hanging wire while you lower (or lift) to stop the wire getting tangled on the reel. Do not allow the wheel or wire to rotate as the strands may part or wire may become twisted and tangle in the reel. Putting weight on the wire carrier while turning the lowering mech (maybe try both directions) should be able to release thte wire and lower it. Edited October 11, 2011 by seatkid Quote
SirToppamHat Posted January 2, 2012 Report Posted January 2, 2012 MkII Galaxy 1.9TDi GHIA 130PS. Been having a problem with my spare coming down. I won't bother you all with the reasons behind by needing it off, but I've been looking at various threads for a couple of wks now and finally decided to have another go this morning. FWIW, the current price of a new carrier from Fraud Marlow is about Quote
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