Terri, there's stuff called PB Blaster that will loosen the rust on the bolts. I lived in the snow belt for many years and learned early on to put a huge gob of grease or vaseline on things on the underside of vehicles!! But this truck I have now has a lock on the spare underneath, but doesn't open with anything that actually looks like a key!! What fun that was the 1st time I had to get at it!! I had no idea it was the tubular looking thing in the glovebox. Key?? what key! Ford never gave me a key I say to the nice guy helping me. He found it in my glovebox, I felt like an idiot, and now can change the tire by myself :lol: :lol: