Broken spare tire hanger / stuck
 

My 2007 silverado work truck spare tire hanger is broken and I cannot remove the spare tire.:waah: Anybody else have this problem? The crank mechanism seems to be broken :waah: What can I do?:m6:

Re: Broken spare tire hanger / stuck
 

you will have to cut the bottom hangle cable off the spare then repalce the whole thing pretty common failiure

Re: Broken spare tire hanger / stuck
 

What is the best way to "cut" this cable. Here is the end of the cable. Anybody try to melt this weld off the end? I have a plumbers torch handy.

Re: Broken spare tire hanger / stuck
 

its just a braided cable inside the spring just cut with alike saw saw, make sure someone cuaghts the tire when u cut it

Re: Broken spare tire hanger / stuck
 

There is a metal hook up inside farther that prevents the spare from falling if the cable breaks. I’ve found it normally rusts solid here in the snow states. I remove the bolt and pry it off the frame but either way you’ll need a new one.

Re: Broken spare tire hanger / stuck
 

Yeppers... I had to cut mine off to... 06 silverado..