Thankyou so much for your video!!! This video saved my ass! I would still be stranded had it not been for the help of this video and information... my spare was stuck and I had no idea how to release it until I ran across this video.. Thanks again!!😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎
2009 GMC Sierra 3500. Thanks for posting this! Laying on the side of the road in heavy traffic, in the rain, and it won't release 🤬. I saw the part where you mentioned that not tightening up until it clicked can be a problem, so l wound it back up tight( the end of the tool snapped off, thanks GM) and the lowered it again, and it came down flawlessly 🙌👌💯
2007 GMC Sierra - Thank you so very much. I have this same problem and could not figure out why the spare would not come on down, even though the cable was totally free and moving all the way down. Again, thank you very much Sir. God bless you.
Thanks a million for this video, I was about 5 minutes away from cutting the bracket off after spending a couple hours fighting it. I'm debating cutting the safety latch off when I put it back in. Here I thought taking off thr spare would be the easiest part of replacing the rear brake lines.
Thank You for this video. This was my second rodeo with my secondary latch. I thought all the lube I put in the first time would keep it working for a while, it didn't. I was at home so I could use a floor jack and piece of wood to jack the tire up to get the weight off. Getting the weight off is key to this operation as far as I can tell. I tried to trip that latch with the weight on but couldn't. IMHO, I've been around the block enough to see GM pull some pretty stupid mechanical pranks but this secondary latch business even beyond them ... I SMELL GOVERNMENT REGULATION on this mess.
Good video homie. Def got a thumbs up. I hate this design with a f'n passion. I don't see them changing it anytime soon though. I live in West Virginia. So salt wreaks havoc on this system and is a nightmare from hell stranded inside the road trying to get this bastard down. Your message definitely is a big help but even with it I've had troubles at times. Maintenance on it is a definite plus and it can definitely save you some cussing down the road. There's been times I have beat, kicked, cussed, slammed it with hammer, cussed more, beat, slammed it with a hammer some more, pride pride and pride, and about every other thing you can do underneath it to no avail. Some pb blaster or wd40 helps when salt has dried up the internal works. A couple 3/8" extensions that's really long and a short one or two work pretty good when the cranking extensions get worn out. Def pay attention to the lil knob inside that you attach to because it doesn't take much slipping with the provided extensions to round it off. Then you do have troubles when needing the spare and it's snowing or raining, the kids are crying, woman is bitching, but nobody else will crawl under the vehicle....bu hey at least it is a place you can get away. Lol.
Alternative tip: The hoist is held in by a single bolt. If you remove the bolt and move the hoist toward the driver's side, the hoist will detach. Then you can pull the tire and hoist out from under the truck and work on it.
I was on the side of the interstate for over 3 hours the other day trying to get a spare tire to come down because the secondary latch was frozen. The cable would come down but not the tire. No amount of kicking or prying or pulling on it worked. What finally did the trick was raising and lowering the cable right at the point of where the catch kicks in until it finally dropped. Hope this helps someone I went through hell
My '99 Silverado and my dad's '02 Silverado did NOT come with this secondary lock mechanism on the cable hoist from the factory, that came later and then they did away with it, so they had it right the first time.
Whoever can come up with a better way and get Chevrolet to adopt it will be forever remembered because some dudes need to get together and make a statue of Liberty sized statue of them in the gm Chevy corporate parking lot.
Thanks been yellin, screamin and throwin shit all over I thought that latch had something to do with it but I wasn’t sure. I was just trying to put the spare back under there. You mentioned when tightening up to continue until it clicks - it should click twice and/or skip twice(feels like the thing turning just breaks for a second and then comes back. I didn’t do that last time and that’s why I could get it back down. It’s a secondary lock system so the tire can’t fall off. The manual states that and insists the clicking or slipping twice. It also states you can not over tighten it, so no worries there. Thanks again brother
I used angle grinder and ground off the hook...crapy design by gm..after being stranded ,when I finally got it out I made it so I can get it down without a pain in the ass
The "safety" latch is an INSANE idea. I can't imagine ANYONE doing this on a dark night, on the shoulder of a freeway. Crawling under the truck and poking/prying with a screwdriver is pure B/S ! If that's the best the engineers can come up with, they need to be hanged ! Get rid of that piece of junk !
I am in the trades..i do normally carry a roadside kit..i also dont care to look like a grubby tradesman on the weekends.. Today was a day i didnt have my stuff. Im getting ready to swap beds from an interaction from a tree..lol.. And we all know if we carried everything we thought we needed, we would all drive extended e 250 vans with 3 trailers behind us...lmao..nah..but seriously..thank you for the video..i got it down after i watched this..thank u.
I couldn’t get it with the screw driver, but I tightened it back up and lowered cable just till it was stuck and then kicked the shit outta it and it did come loose. But thx for video I lube it up good
Just went through this myself. The mechanism rests against the cable internally and when the cable takes on the weight of the tire, it's supposed to unlock the latch
IF This works, You will be saving lives "MY Man"! More dangerous for some sucker to be laying on his back, at night on the interstate trying to do this, GM should be sued! OR at least picking up the free annual maintenence tab making sure it works!
Great video.....however Chevy should be pucking ashamed of themselves for designing this. Thank god it's Sept and not Jan when it's -40 I' ve been working on this for 90 minutes so far. NOT HAPPY!
And as long as you are there, fill the tire full of air! You can bet that spare that's been under there long enough to corrode and rust the mechanism is going to be very low on air!
None of the tricks worked for me I after lowering the tire a bit I used a long extension and removed the bolt for the whole assembly and shook it loose I had buckets under the tire.
I just hauled a heavy load now the spare is visible hanging low ... any ideas anyone i.never seen spare before visible from rear of truck ??? Its a.2014 Silverado..bought new ..someone pls help me thanks
Mine is froze up tighter than Dick Tracy's hatband. I have beat on the mechanism until I'm blue in the face. Had to cut the bottom mechanism off with a cutoff wheel. This is the second disaster and I lost the whole spare tire the first time. So the safety didn't work when it was supposed to,😂😂😂😂
Hello I am actually going to attempt to drop the spare tire in my 02 Silverado 1500 for the 1st time in 21 years.. I know I know stop laughing.. Am I to understand that if I'm turning the jackpole, the cable will come out but the black safety mechanism could still remain hooked... Let's assume the tire doesn't drop down at all. What do you think would be the proper steps. I heard you say in the video it got loose but the tire would not come down. And do you know if there is a way to to unbolt the whole mechanism from the frame with the tire still mounted? Last thing is that half inch square drive on the winch accessible when you're laying on the ground the ground assuming I have removed that black tube.. I was thinking a cordless drill with a socket adapter, and I could reach over the top of the tire
I'm in its just that the rod won't catch so I can't even crank it down. I know I'm using the right end of the rod. The square end with no metal ball. 2012 Silverado
Ok this is a spare tire. Why in the world do they make it so difficult to remove in the 04? I had a 2000 Silverado and it wasn't this difficult, you just let the tire down and turn the center fixture at an angle and pull it up through the center and remove wheel. Honestly these 2004's are going to strand a lot of people simply because you almost have to be a mechanic in order to remove it. This is so way not cool!
Any idea why the tire wobbles so much when positioned all the way up? I can hear it wobble when I drive and can push on it and it’s not firmly in place. Any ideas?
So looks like I fixed it. Wheel was mounted with the front of the rim against the bottom side of the truck. I flipped the tire and hoisted it and its secure now. Either that clamp wasn’t sitting securely against the rim and/or hoist was at its max up position not securing the tire completely. Thank you for your response. Got to lube up the wire while I was at it to! I blame it on BigOTires when they changed out my spare for a new tire ha!
@@AnthonyJ350 ya sorry I'm just venting cause I'm late for work. I turned the winch for a good ten minutes an the tire won't budge. I'm also in a parkade so I can't even get towed. Something is catching I think above the spring and tire.
@@AnthonyJ350 true, but I’m a construction worker & carry lots of tools & Materials with the spare in the bed. That cable system sucks! On the other hand if I would’ve kept up on maintenance I’m sure it would’ve been fine.
Thankyou so much for your video!!! This video saved my ass! I would still be stranded had it not been for the help of this video and information... my spare was stuck and I had no idea how to release it until I ran across this video.. Thanks again!!😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎
That's so awesome to here it helped you! Stay safe out there.
Aa
@@leskillins6840 don't lmk
2009 GMC Sierra 3500. Thanks for posting this! Laying on the side of the road in heavy traffic, in the rain, and it won't release 🤬. I saw the part where you mentioned that not tightening up until it clicked can be a problem, so l wound it back up tight( the end of the tool snapped off, thanks GM) and the lowered it again, and it came down flawlessly 🙌👌💯
Ya I'm not a fan of this design. Glad you got it down!
2007 GMC Sierra - Thank you so very much. I have this same problem and could not figure out why the spare would not come on down, even though the cable was totally free and moving all the way down. Again, thank you very much Sir. God bless you.
Glad the video helped you!
Your video was the most thorough. Clearest. Best lighting. Best video for this problem
Glad the video helped!
Thanks a million for this video, I was about 5 minutes away from cutting the bracket off after spending a couple hours fighting it. I'm debating cutting the safety latch off when I put it back in. Here I thought taking off thr spare would be the easiest part of replacing the rear brake lines.
You can try lightly grinding the secondary lock so it doesn't catch so easily.
Worked like a charm, thanks. FYI, milk crates work great for holding the tire up while loosening it.
Great tip! Thank you! But you would be required to have it in the truck at all times.
Thank You for this video. This was my second rodeo with my secondary latch. I thought all the lube I put in the first time would keep it working for a while, it didn't. I was at home so I could use a floor jack and piece of wood to jack the tire up to get the weight off. Getting the weight off is key to this operation as far as I can tell. I tried to trip that latch with the weight on but couldn't.
IMHO, I've been around the block enough to see GM pull some pretty stupid mechanical pranks but this secondary latch business even beyond them ... I SMELL GOVERNMENT REGULATION on this mess.
Thanks for sharing
Good video homie. Def got a thumbs up. I hate this design with a f'n passion. I don't see them changing it anytime soon though. I live in West Virginia. So salt wreaks havoc on this system and is a nightmare from hell stranded inside the road trying to get this bastard down. Your message definitely is a big help but even with it I've had troubles at times. Maintenance on it is a definite plus and it can definitely save you some cussing down the road. There's been times I have beat, kicked, cussed, slammed it with hammer, cussed more, beat, slammed it with a hammer some more, pride pride and pride, and about every other thing you can do underneath it to no avail. Some pb blaster or wd40 helps when salt has dried up the internal works. A couple 3/8" extensions that's really long and a short one or two work pretty good when the cranking extensions get worn out. Def pay attention to the lil knob inside that you attach to because it doesn't take much slipping with the provided extensions to round it off. Then you do have troubles when needing the spare and it's snowing or raining, the kids are crying, woman is bitching, but nobody else will crawl under the vehicle....bu hey at least it is a place you can get away. Lol.
Thanks so much for sharing your tips on getting it down 🙂
Alternative tip: The hoist is held in by a single bolt. If you remove the bolt and move the hoist toward the driver's side, the hoist will detach. Then you can pull the tire and hoist out from under the truck and work on it.
Thanks for sharing!
Size of bolt?
Loosen cable tension. Tap the bottom of the stem (you'll see it's spring loaded) with a mallet and that will also release the tire, very safely.
Thanks for sharing the tip!
I was on the side of the interstate for over 3 hours the other day trying to get a spare tire to come down because the secondary latch was frozen. The cable would come down but not the tire. No amount of kicking or prying or pulling on it worked. What finally did the trick was raising and lowering the cable right at the point of where the catch kicks in until it finally dropped. Hope this helps someone I went through hell
Thanks for sharing your experience!
My '99 Silverado and my dad's '02 Silverado did NOT come with this secondary lock mechanism on the cable hoist from the factory, that came later and then they did away with it, so they had it right the first time.
Thanks for sharing!
Whoever can come up with a better way and get Chevrolet to adopt it will be forever remembered because some dudes need to get together and make a statue of Liberty sized statue of them in the gm Chevy corporate parking lot.
There might be an updated design now.
Thanks been yellin, screamin and throwin shit all over I thought that latch had something to do with it but I wasn’t sure. I was just trying to put the spare back under there. You mentioned when tightening up to continue until it clicks - it should click twice and/or skip twice(feels like the thing turning just breaks for a second and then comes back. I didn’t do that last time and that’s why I could get it back down. It’s a secondary lock system so the tire can’t fall off. The manual states that and insists the clicking or slipping twice. It also states you can not over tighten it, so no worries there. Thanks again brother
Glad the video helped you!
Thank you so much. I have a 2004 GMC Sierra. Getting the safety latch to drop was also my problem.
So glad to hear the video helped you!
screwdriver trick work flawlessly. thanks mate!
Glad it worked for you 🙂
Why you gotta make it look so easy when it’s not😂😭
Sorry
😂😂😂
Very helpful, worked for me on my GMC Envoy. Thanks
Glad it helped!
Great tips. My spare was stuck this same way and it is a common problem. I check it annually and lube the crap out of it.
Thanks for sharing your experience!
Thanks for the awesome video this helped me alot on my 2006 chevy silverado
Glad to hear it helped, and thanks for watching!
I used angle grinder and ground off the hook...crapy design by gm..after being stranded ,when I finally got it out I made it so I can get it down without a pain in the ass
Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much for sharing you knowledge and video.
Hope it helped you 🙂
Excellent video. Thank you!
Thanks for watching!
Big help ! Thanks
Thank you for watching!
The "safety" latch is an INSANE idea.
I can't imagine ANYONE doing this on a dark night, on the shoulder of a freeway.
Crawling under the truck and poking/prying with a screwdriver is pure B/S !
If that's the best the engineers can come up with, they need to be hanged !
Get rid of that piece of junk !
Ya it's not supposed to operate like that. When they're new it drops out or you can kick the tire. When they're old, this happens.
💯 agree. Engineers be hung!
Cause i have wd40 in the middle of nowhere..lucky to have service to watch..thanks for the vid..
You might if you use your truck for trades and have tools and raw materials on board. Or maybe you should start carrying it with you?☝
I am in the trades..i do normally carry a roadside kit..i also dont care to look like a grubby tradesman on the weekends.. Today was a day i didnt have my stuff. Im getting ready to swap beds from an interaction from a tree..lol.. And we all know if we carried everything we thought we needed, we would all drive extended e 250 vans with 3 trailers behind us...lmao..nah..but seriously..thank you for the video..i got it down after i watched this..thank u.
This is such a bad design. Especially in the mid west. Our Kia van rusted up so bad I had to cut the cable to get the tire off. 😡
It's definitely something you don't want to deal with in an emergency.
Thank you for the video, just saved the day!
Glad the video helped you!
Make sure you remove all rust between hub and remove and lugs and rim. Or the tire will fall off pass you up.
Thanks for the tip!
Thank you very much for the information.
Hopefully it helped you out!
AnthonyJ350 Yes it did help me out. Again thank you.
Thank you
You're welcome. Always happy to hear when a video helps
I couldn’t get it with the screw driver, but I tightened it back up and lowered cable just till it was stuck and then kicked the shit outta it and it did come loose. But thx for video I lube it up good
Glad to hear you were able to figure it out.
how is it suppose to work properly, what pushes the second latch out of the way when lowering
Just went through this myself.
The mechanism rests against the cable internally and when the cable takes on the weight of the tire, it's supposed to unlock the latch
th-cam.com/video/b_IC1GYdq_Y/w-d-xo.html i took a video as well
It works with great difficulty....
Please someone tell me... How is this system SUPPOSED to work? Is the safety latch supposed to remain retracted while the cable is under tension?
Ya that's what it's suppose to do. Unfortunately now that the trucks are old they all get stuck now.
Super helpful - thank you
Glad it helped you!
It helped me. Thanks for the video.
Glad it helped!
AWSOME dude thanks
Thanks!
I had to watch this video to get my spare down, while it was down I cut off the hook so I never have do deal with this crap again.
Thanks for sharing!
Hope the video was helpful
IF This works, You will be saving lives "MY Man"! More dangerous for some sucker to be laying on his back, at night on the interstate trying to do this, GM should be sued! OR at least picking up the free annual maintenence tab making sure it works!
I'm still thinking about modifying it a little and grinding it a bit so it slips out easier.
I got stuck today for 3 hrs trying to get this damn thing loose.
Perfect! Thanks a lot
Thanks for watching.
Great video.....however Chevy should be pucking ashamed of themselves for designing this. Thank god it's Sept and not Jan when it's -40 I' ve been working on this for 90 minutes so far. NOT HAPPY!
I think they stopped
my spare was stuck i wanted to remove it because it’s useless i have bigger tires anyway
Thanks for the comment!
Had the same problem,I just unscrewed the whole hitch from the truck. Planning on buying another hitch.
Chevy trailblazer change a tire
I'm going to try to modify mine and add more of an angle, maybe it will slip out easier.
And as long as you are there, fill the tire full of air! You can bet that spare that's been under there long enough to corrode and rust the mechanism is going to be very low on air!
Great tip!
How about if I raise the jack to hold the tire while I do the operation of getting the hook loose.
You can do that as well if you have a jack and maybe a 2x4 to help you out.
What the hell... why don't they just put a spare in the rear storage... people have been killed attempting to do this.
Because the bed wouldn't work well for most people. Have the deaths been documented?
None of the tricks worked for me I after lowering the tire a bit I used a long extension and removed the bolt for the whole assembly and shook it loose I had buckets under the tire.
Glad to hear you figured out a solution. I would replace the assembly if it was that bad.
what do you do when you get no movement from the crank? I turn and turn and nothing moves
Secure the vehicle with the parking brake, wheel chocks and put into park. After you loosen the crank try kicking at the tire sideways.
Mine is so rusted it still hasn’t dropped or anything I’ve tried 4 other videos I still can’t seem to get it to drop
You'll have to spray it with penetrating lube and let it sit over night. Try Seafoam deep creep.
I just hauled a heavy load now the spare is visible hanging low ... any ideas anyone i.never seen spare before visible from rear of truck ??? Its a.2014 Silverado..bought new ..someone pls help me thanks
Is it a bigger space in there now?
Be nice if your video didn’t pan away right at the points we are trying to see but thanks for trying
I changed it. Try watching it again and see if it's better.
Mine is froze up tighter than Dick Tracy's hatband. I have beat on the mechanism until I'm blue in the face. Had to cut the bottom mechanism off with a cutoff wheel. This is the second disaster and I lost the whole spare tire the first time. So the safety didn't work when it was supposed to,😂😂😂😂
Really sorry to hear you had to deal with that
@@AnthonyJ350 thank you very much. I bought the updated version this time. No secondary lock.
@@johnnypop5235 Good to know they've updated it now
Dang that really sucks...how many times have you pulled a spare tire down only to have it land on your teeth?
Just be careful
Meanwhile im about ready to cut out the wheel lol
Did this work for you?
Hello I am actually going to attempt to drop the spare tire in my 02 Silverado 1500 for the 1st time in 21 years.. I know I know stop laughing.. Am I to understand that if I'm turning the jackpole, the cable will come out but the black safety mechanism could still remain hooked... Let's assume the tire doesn't drop down at all. What do you think would be the proper steps. I heard you say in the video it got loose but the tire would not come down. And do you know if there is a way to to unbolt the whole mechanism from the frame with the tire still mounted? Last thing is that half inch square drive on the winch accessible when you're laying on the ground the ground assuming I have removed that black tube.. I was thinking a cordless drill with a socket adapter, and I could reach over the top of the tire
Try lowering it first. You might not have to do any of this.
@@AnthonyJ350 Well I was certainly going to start with that but thank you. All of my questions were on the supposition that the normal way failed
@@mrobvious1100 The video should address all of your concerns
What if you can't get the tire to come down at all?
You can't get at the lock?
I'm in its just that the rod won't catch so I can't even crank it down. I know I'm using the right end of the rod. The square end with no metal ball. 2012 Silverado
Ok this is a spare tire. Why in the world do they make it so difficult to remove in the 04? I had a 2000 Silverado and it wasn't this difficult, you just let the tire down and turn the center fixture at an angle and pull it up through the center and remove wheel. Honestly these 2004's are going to strand a lot of people simply because you almost have to be a mechanic in order to remove it. This is so way not cool!
It's because the mechanism gets stuck over time.
Any idea why the tire wobbles so much when positioned all the way up? I can hear it wobble when I drive and can push on it and it’s not firmly in place. Any ideas?
Winch might be broken and need replacement.
So looks like I fixed it. Wheel was mounted with the front of the rim against the bottom side of the truck. I flipped the tire and hoisted it and its secure now. Either that clamp wasn’t sitting securely against the rim and/or hoist was at its max up position not securing the tire completely. Thank you for your response. Got to lube up the wire while I was at it to! I blame it on BigOTires when they changed out my spare for a new tire ha!
@@markymark34 Good on ya for identifying the problem and fixing it!
Which side do i push?
You have to push on the lock so it slips through the opening
I wish this worked mine doesn't work at all
Can you get it out though with a screw driver? Like how we did in the video?
Security lock 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣no thief in his right mind would try and take a spare tire off a chevy.
Don't know what to tell you. Other than it's there.
My spare ain't going nowhere an I can't see shit.
Might need to bring it to a mechanic and get it on a lift to get a better vantage point.
@@AnthonyJ350 ya sorry I'm just venting cause I'm late for work. I turned the winch for a good ten minutes an the tire won't budge. I'm also in a parkade so I can't even get towed. Something is catching I think above the spring and tire.
@@EncyclopediaX It's the secondary lock screwing you over.
@@AnthonyJ350 yep it was thanks man , subbed
@@EncyclopediaX Thank you!
I Hate GMC on the spare tire mechanism. Sux ass! Stupid pain in the ASS.especially if you arw stuck on the side of the road
I believe the design has been revised if you replace it.
Undo a single bolt and you can remove the whole god forsaken mechanism
Did you put a new one in? I thought there's more than one bolt holding it in.
Cut the cable & throw the tire in the bed. This is one of many stupid ass ideas from General Motors
Most trucks use a cable system of some sort though. Also a lot of people need to use their bed, like construction workers.
@@AnthonyJ350 true, but I’m a construction worker & carry lots of tools & Materials with the spare in the bed. That cable system sucks! On the other hand if I would’ve kept up on maintenance I’m sure it would’ve been fine.
Not a very clear video.
What part do you need help with?
Not a good explanation why not actually do it
Because you won't see what's happening unless I explain it?
You can't figure it out?
Worst system ever.
Ya not fun when it's stuck and you don't have tools.