Speare Wheel Carrier Knackered

[iainkirk]

Well it happened, my spare wheel carrier has failed after being operated a whole 3 TIMES - once to take my steel spare off to replace with an alloy one, once to swap a baldy for the spare and once to get the spare replaced!

 

All 3 times removed by me, with the wheel wrench and never with a tyre shop air "gun".

 

Now I come to change a wheel and the bl**dy thing will only come down an inch before it starts clicking aimlessly.

 

Any tips for removal, other than the wire cutters?

 

Also, has anyone had any problems getting these replaced under warranty, as this is one of the biggest design faults I've ever seen and should surely have resulted in a recall IMHO ??

 

 

[Guest stevebm1]

it's a two person job,but try to get someone to push the spare back up under neath,whilst you undo the bolt.this releases pressure from the cable,and can free it sometimes.it's gotta be worth a try? :D

[Guest stevebm1]

if you don't have 2 people avaliable you can prop the tyre back up with a jack/wood/bricks etc.........forgot to mention that! :D

[Ivor_E_Tower]

Steve's right, but in case the cable is binding when you lowered it a bit, did you then try to pull the wheel down with your hands a bit to see if that freed the cable off?

[JToh]

I wouldn't bother messing around with it. My packed in after I did exactly what you did and got it replaced under warranty without question asked.

 

Apparently once the erractic spindle is jammed, that's the end of it!!

[iainkirk]

It's in for replacement on Thursday.

 

"We've never had to charge anyone for one of these within warranty period" said the man at the Fraud dealer!