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by Jim Krueger » Tue Jan 15, 2013 12:08 pm
On my 1981 Ford F-150, that spare was held up there with a long threaded rod and large wing nut, you can imagine what a pain in the neck it was to have to lay down on your back in the mud and wrestle with that rig...
Luckily, my 2002 F-250 has the bumper access, like yours. The couple of times I've had to lower it to change a flat, everything worked like a charm. I don't know of a more handy place to store the spare that wouldn't otherwise be in the way however, as much dirt and grit as collects in that area. it's probably a good policy to lower it every now and then to clean and lubricate the mechanism. On my own truck, I can't even ckeck the air pressure in the spare without lowering it, so I try and do so at least once a year.
Best Regards
Jim Moose