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purdyd

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Today I practiced changing a tire and I maybe super dumb since I read this but guess I didn’t understand it and went through the same cycle, only I opened the manual.

https://www.ranger6g.com/forum/threads/well-i-feel-dumb.18395/

to reiterate, open square goes into the white funnel thingy above the spare tire at an angle.

and the scissor jack is adequate for lifting front and back wheels. Although I’m going to carry a chunk of wood for a pad

I took some pictures for posterity



Ford Ranger Lowering the spare tire IMG_9960


Ford Ranger Lowering the spare tire IMG_9958


Ford Ranger Lowering the spare tire IMG_9962


Ford Ranger Lowering the spare tire IMG_9959
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I tested mine past weekend!! I used silver sharpie and wrote "spare tire" on the open square end. Or could use piece of tape, etc. And i wrote "jack" on the end of the rod with T-end. Nice and bright. That way me or other person can easy read what goes where and how to assemble.

FYI when propping up the hood. There is indented arrow on underside of hood showing where the guide rod should go. I backfill the arrow with a bright color paint pen. Easy glance to know where hood prop goes!
 

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Was always fun to stick the new guys on Ford spare duty when I worked at a tire shop. Fortunately we had full-length rods.
 

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changing a spare tire is an exercise we should all do while in a safe, low pressure environment, like at home, just to get used to doing it. If something is confusing or not straight forward it’s so much harder to figure out roadside with trucks blasting by in the rain just inches from where you’re cursing your luck.
 
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changing a spare tire is an exercise we should all do while in a safe, low pressure environment, like at home, just to get used to doing it. If something is confusing or not straight forward it’s so much harder to figure out roadside with trucks blasting by in the rain just inches from where you’re cursing your luck.
My old F150 must have needed to go out the assembly line cuz the spare was same rim + tire as the other 4. Full aluminum rim! So I got good at 5 tire rotation and lowering that thing every 5k miles.

Have not tried Ranger yet.
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