Safety Issue Chevy Pickups
This is just something I found out. It is not a recall, or official safety warning. I had a flat tire on my 2004 Chevy pickup this fall. I always check the air in the spare so I know it was full. ...
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Corkey05 wrote:
Chevy has some engineers with way too much time on their hands. Lots of videos out there about the spare tire, but these two had me laughing.
Youtube #1
Youtube #2
I can understand a safety mechanism to prevent the cable from breaking and the tire falling at speed, but even safety's need to be easy to manage.
These videos alone could sell a ton of AAA policies.
Well that explains a lot. There was not way I was going to be able to get that to work in the spot where I was setting. Besides, I live on a gravel road. All of these parts were full of dirt. I doubt it would have worked no matter what. I looked at the directions that came with the jack but, I never did look in the owners manual. Why, the jack kit even comes with a set of nice white cloth gloves you can wear to keep your hands clean while you hurt yourself trying to lower the spare.
