OK the last three days I been fighting a 2009 dodge ram 1500 4x4 spare tire winch. I bought the truck second hand in May of 2016. Its been a fairly good truck up till now. First day I get low tire pressure alarm so I check each tire with my gauge to find the low one. Passenger side valve cap will not turn . Hmmm, use a little force and the valve stem breaks half way down from corrosion. Well thats not good I think. Oh well get the spare tire down and change it out. Darn thing would not even turn when cranked. So day one I sprayed it down and day two I sprayed it down a few more times to try and loosen it up. Day three I finally get the cable to start dropping but no tire lol WTF i think. Googled a few things and from what I read the retaining ring sometimes get stuck.
OK bring the cable down and spray the H out of the retaining ring. A couple hours later prying on it the nylon bushing pops out of the retaining ring but but the tire and ring are still stuck. Came in and sucked back a couple of beers and going to give it another go tomorrow.
Rant over
OK bring the cable down and spray the H out of the retaining ring. A couple hours later prying on it the nylon bushing pops out of the retaining ring but but the tire and ring are still stuck. Came in and sucked back a couple of beers and going to give it another go tomorrow.
Rant over