slade25
Junior Member
The spare tire winch on my Dodge Ram 1500 (2017 yr) has suddenly not able to cinch the spare tire up tight in the home position.
It was fine and then it wasn't. It was hanging about 3-4" below where it should be. No known serious pothole bumps or anything like that to potentially cause anything like that to happen (which it should not anyway....RAM tough ??).
I am able to unwind the tire to the ground and take it back up but only to about 2-3" below where it needs to go. So it dangles loose (in the meatime I have a ratchet strap holding it in tight for the time being). When I did lower it, the wire cable looks pristine and a look about of the tire winch area doesn't appear to show anything wrong. All looks good to the '***** untrained eye'. When winding back up it goes up fine until it stops and goes no further (2-3" below where it needs to be).
I'm now wondering if there is supposed to be some sort of rubber mount/space filler between the spare tire ri and the winch mechanism? If so, there is not and I have no idea where it would have disappeared to if so. As I said it was fine and then it wasn't. Appreciate and all advice and suggestions.
It was fine and then it wasn't. It was hanging about 3-4" below where it should be. No known serious pothole bumps or anything like that to potentially cause anything like that to happen (which it should not anyway....RAM tough ??).
I am able to unwind the tire to the ground and take it back up but only to about 2-3" below where it needs to go. So it dangles loose (in the meatime I have a ratchet strap holding it in tight for the time being). When I did lower it, the wire cable looks pristine and a look about of the tire winch area doesn't appear to show anything wrong. All looks good to the '***** untrained eye'. When winding back up it goes up fine until it stops and goes no further (2-3" below where it needs to be).
I'm now wondering if there is supposed to be some sort of rubber mount/space filler between the spare tire ri and the winch mechanism? If so, there is not and I have no idea where it would have disappeared to if so. As I said it was fine and then it wasn't. Appreciate and all advice and suggestions.
