HOW DO I GET THIS @%@*(#$& TIRE FROM UNDER MY TACOMA< WHERE DO I GET THE TOOL

I tried and tried to get the tool for removing the damn spare from under the cab and frankly its annoying and I cannot find anything... its 40+ pounds of dead weight im carrying under the cab and plan on getting a tire carier for the bed... I lost the tool for getting it out... where do I buy it?

 

I'm sure you can drop the spare tire without the special tool, try a pair of locking vice grips and a flat screwdriver. You can always borrow the tool from a fellow Tacoma owner too!

 

If you crawl under the truck you can get to the release mechanism and use a screwdriver to let it down. Just make sure to push it to the side when it comes down so it doesn't fall on you!

 

I tried my friend sold his taco.... how would I go about doing that with vicegrips?

 

I know its got these little discs and on the bottom of them is this disc that i need the tool for

 

Hmmmmmmmm. Unless the 1st gens are different, there is only one disc on mine that you can slide a screwdriver into from under the truck.

 

Just drive around till u find someone with a 1st gen and ask to use their tire kit to drop yours

 

whats the difference between 40 lbs of dead weight under the bed, or 40lbs of dead weight in the bed? i really don't get the tire carrier thing.

 

I was wondering the same thing.

From what I gather all it does is free up that space under the bed giving you more clearance there.

 

x2 That's what I did. Drove down the street where I knew another Taco was parked and asked to borrow their kit.

 

or just go to a local tire place ad give em ten bucks to take it off for ya.

 

its the end of the jack, and u might need to spray power blaster on the crank and the lines, they might be rusted up....

the rod you stick into the jack

 

His problem is he doesn't have the rod/tool

 

wonder if he has anykind of a c clamp

 

Cut the wire holding it

 

I have these tools and no longer have a spare under the bed. If you want to pay shipping you can have it for free

 

sent you a pm jumper... and to clarify yes... I want the free space underneath the cab

 

i thought it was underneath the bed....

 

Get the dealer to drop it for you for free.