What's The Secret???

on my 96 there is a small hole just above the back bumper that you stick the
crank handle in that is stored with the jack, and you turn it to lower the
tire.

course, that's all explained in the owners manual


"Jerry" <jjones_0001@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> How are you supposed to take the spare tire down?
> jj
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> PS If you'd prefer to answer this via e:mail just take one of the zeroes
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How are you supposed to take the spare tire down?
jj



PS If you'd prefer to answer this via e:mail just take one of the zeroes
out of my return address.

"JimmySchmittsLovesChocolateMilk" <sailboarding@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> on my 96 there is a small hole just above the back bumper that you stick
> the crank handle in that is stored with the jack, and you turn it to lower
> the tire.
>
> course, that's all explained in the owners manual[/color]

Same with the 2002 Tacoma, so it must be a good system or owners would've
bitched and Toyota would've changed it somehow.

Older ones used chain and newer ones cable --- both have to be lowered and
greased every year or so if you live in a wet/snow-salt area. Best to do
when you arenreally in need of the spare since some get rusted and take
penetrating oil to loosen!

"Jerry" <jjones_0001@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> How are you supposed to take the spare tire down?
> jj
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>
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> PS If you'd prefer to answer this via e:mail just take one of the zeroes
> out of my return address.
>[/color]

In article <VBRde.397$XA4.21@news02.roc.ny>, "Doug Kanter"
<ancientangler@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> "JimmySchmittsLovesChocolateMilk" <sailboarding@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:FJqdnaOGDqd1RurfRVn-sw@comcast.com...[color=green]
> > on my 96 there is a small hole just above the back bumper that you stick
> > the crank handle in that is stored with the jack, and you turn it to lower
> > the tire.
> >
> > course, that's all explained in the owners manual[/color]
>
> Same with the 2002 Tacoma, so it must be a good system or owners would've
> bitched and Toyota would've changed it somehow.[/color]

It's the same system that was on my '81 except they use a cable unstead of
a chain now. Lower it and grease it every year or so if you live somewhere
that they salt the roads.