Originally Posted by mommaB
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:
Who knows the last time that spare was accessed!
I do know that I need to pull the tire down from the van to check it. I usually check it every 6 months just to make sure it's ok.
Never know when you are going to get a flat. Wouldn't be a good thing to pull it down and it be flat, then you are sort of out of luck.
AAA? Nope, don't have it here. BUT...I do have the tow company on speed dial on my cell phone lol