[bouda]

Trying to lower the spare tire on the Blazer I just bought last week. I put 30x9.5 general grabbers on it and I wanted the tire guys to change out the spare but they couldn't get it down. I've heard of the cables jamming or snapping but my problem is different. The spare tires on my s10 pickups has been straight forward but this is weird and google is no help.

There is no shaft to turn between the hole in the rear bumper and the crank mechanism above the spare tire. I stick the tire iron through the hole in the back bumper and there is nothing to rotate to lower the tire. I am at a loss. Any ideas? Do I just not understand the mechanism's procedure?

 

[sierramike]

You have trouble because you don't use the tire iron to lower the spare. There is a two part rod assembly in the tool kit that is used to lower the spare. See links.

http://www.ehow.com/how_8624475_remove-tire-2001-chevrolet-blazer.html

http://www.carcarekiosk.com/video/2...2L_6_Cyl./tires_and_wheels/change_a_flat_tire

 

[bouda]

That's a relief that nothing is broken. Now I suppose I need to find the two piece crank I seem to be missing. Junkyard I suppose.

Thank you

 

[bouda]

I took another look at this after work. I dug around the back looking for a two peice crank, no luck. I then stuck the tire iron in the hole in the bumper (even though there was no shaft attached leading to the middle top of the spare like I and the tire shop thought there should be, it really looks like something is missing) and I started turning it. The spare tire lowered no problem. Maybe I won't bring it back to the same tire shop to have the spare changed out.