Rotate the spare tire hoist?

[jimh406]

As it turns out, my spare disappeared. Seriously. Hopefully, it went to the edge of the road harmlessly when the hoist cable broke. Maybe it was cut off by a thief ... less likely.

In any case, I’m replacing the hoist and of course, had to buy a new wheel. Luckily, I have two tires from when I changed my front to a different style. So, all I’ll need is to have the tire mounted on the new takeoff wheel.

When the takeoff hoist that I found on ebay arrives, the question is “should I attempt to rotate to allow access from the wheel well?” I’ll have to remove the bolts in any case and reinstall.

What would you do?

[free_radical]

I lower the spare once a year before winter and spray Rust check everywhere to keep it from rusting..its still ok after 10 years driving in snow salt

[billtex]

Jim, I always do a 5 tire rotation. One reason is to exercise the spare cable assembly. A little white grease won’t hurt...

[Grit_dog]

Heck yeah. Beats unloading the camper to get the spare if you pop a tire with the camper on.