spare tire dropping

[jimdl53]

Hi, when we first got our Reflection and went on our first trip the spare tire also was hanging down almost to ground. Surprised I never tore it off. I went under and checked it and found it was installed wrong side up. I flipped tire over and it has never fallen down again. I am thinking there was to much cable going into pulley and would not let it tighten enough, when tire was flipped it held more cable out and worked great after that.

[J&G garage]

I would be interested to know if those of you that have had the spare tire drop had ever lowered and then lifted the tire back up before that happened.

Most peeps that have tried to lower the tire have found a rats nest of tangle cable and difficult to lower. I can see where a ball of tangled cable could have enough slack to drop the tire some even if the winch does not move.

I was upset when I discovered the mangled cable, broken sheave and twisted gears on our spare tire winch the first time I needed the spare. Now I realize it's just a feature to keep the spare in place while towing. Silly me.

[JDWHSKY]

Kevin: Thanks for the post and suggestion. As a new GD owner, this is on my to-do-list. Thanks again .... Don

[Coyote82]

[QUOTE=khughes02;142051]The other morning I stumbled on a thread on Facebook about a spare tire on a Reflection dropping on it's own. I checked mine as i broke camp and it was secure.
We arrived home in the dark. The next morning, looking out the kitchen window, Tobi asked if the trailer's spare tire always hung that low. Well, it shouldn't.
The first photo from the Fb post is a robust fix that prevents the spare from self unwinding. I didn't want to have to go into the underbelly to secure the eye-bolt so I used a latch keep instead. Now on my pre-travel checklist.
I can just imagine what mayhem would follow should the leading edge of a dropped spare happen to catch the pavement.
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Thanks for the post, great idea. The other day found my spare tire loose. It took 3 to 4 cranks to tighten it back up. May put that clip on it, another project.

[grumpypapa]

where did you get that carrier and roughly how much.

[powerscol]

For those of us with just the receiver out back will this unit work? https://www.curtmfg.com/part/31006

[khughes02]

where did you get that carrier and roughly how much.

Hey Grumpy,
Not sure if you were asking me about my yak rack or someone about something else. I have an Equalizer hitch that has vertical piece with holes pre-drilled for adjusting height. There was enough to use as a post. Added a sleeve and converted a bed extender to go vertical as opposed to horizontal.
Haven't been on this site in a while, hope this helps.

[powerscol]

My dealer is replacing my tire wench under warrentee. Evidently this is a know issue. I asked them to check on just putting the Curt or equal out back. GD said no.

[MarkDeb]

This was my resolution to not having to go underneath the trailer to get my spare. You know when yo get a flat, it will be on a muddy road or pouring rain or snow and cold.


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That is one cool mod! Thanks for sharing

[JFF&KRN]

That is one cool mod! Thanks for sharing

Thanks for the Thanks, My pleasure. and it works well too! ! !