Getting the spare tire out....
I got looking at the spot to put the crank in to get my spare tire out of my truck and seen I won't be able to get it out with the truck camper on. So if i need to get my spare out on the road I would...
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Moving the socket is just complicated, the frame will block it just swinging to the side, so the jobs gets way more complicated than I want to deal with for something so useless (until I flat).
The old-school threaded rod would be ideal, but my tire is super heavy, no way I could muscle that around, hard enough to lift one end of tire up to get into the bracket thing.
The socket location is at the front side of the bumper and this gives me at least 6 inches between that and the camper.
I am now considering using a long flexible 3/8 socket extension (worm?) that will stay in the socket of the truck spare tire thing, and bend to the side of the bumper where I can put my ratchet wrench to it freely.
This is easiest and least intrusive. Hardest part, which is not hard, is keeping it in the spare tire socket thing.
It may involve the flexible extension and an extension bar together.
Two extension bars coupled via a u-joint also might work.
The old-school threaded rod would be ideal, but my tire is super heavy, no way I could muscle that around, hard enough to lift one end of tire up to get into the bracket thing.
The socket location is at the front side of the bumper and this gives me at least 6 inches between that and the camper.
I am now considering using a long flexible 3/8 socket extension (worm?) that will stay in the socket of the truck spare tire thing, and bend to the side of the bumper where I can put my ratchet wrench to it freely.
This is easiest and least intrusive. Hardest part, which is not hard, is keeping it in the spare tire socket thing.
It may involve the flexible extension and an extension bar together.
Two extension bars coupled via a u-joint also might work.
