removing spare tire from underneath vehicle

[d.richey]

I wanted to have the tire man remove the spare tire from underneath the rear to see how that impacted my steering but I found no tool and the manual called for a tool and this Spanish speaking laborer did not know how to do it. I only refer to his ethnicity because I was wondering if he was less familiar with some of our gadgets. Is this really complicated and dependent on a tool that fits through a hole in the bumper. I did not see a hole in the rear steel bumper that holds the tank hose. Is that the bumper and if there is not a hole there it would seem that my spare might call for a different liberation mode? Anyone familiar with this and that could enlighten me. Thanks Doug

[turtle]

The spare removal tool should be in your tool pouch. If not, look around inside the coach or in an outside storage compartment.

It looks like this

http://www.toymike.com/sunrader/pics/spareCrank.jpg

[Shoprat]

Thanks Moosepuckey. I didn't know that ! I thought that was used for the jack. Dang. I cut off the holder on my spare tire lift with a cut off disk on my grinder. Well, I would have had to roll under the vehicle to use the tool anyway, so, oh well. I bought a spare tire carrier to fit in the hitch receptacle. It is now a LOT easier to get to the spare, and I used the space underneath to install an auxillary gas tank.