Stuck lock pin on SMA Tire Carrier

[Centerfire]

I just spent 20 embarrassing minutes at Circuit city trying to exchange a TV..
I have the SMA Tire carrier on the the back.. The damn pin is stuck. I left the H2 out of the barn last night and it is 21 degrees. I guess the damn thing is frozen.. I will have to wait until this evening to put in barn to warm up.. Any body else have a simialar problem and have a cure.. I know what my 1st thought is .. take the SOB off and bungee cord my spare on the Gobi rack. I wish I had ordered the rack with the tire carrier..

Any ideas how to retro the Gobi to keep the spare in one place.

Thanks Mike

[Centerfire]

I just spent 20 embarrassing minutes at Circuit city trying to exchange a TV..
I have the SMA Tire carrier on the the back.. The damn pin is stuck. I left the H2 out of the barn last night and it is 21 degrees. I guess the damn thing is frozen.. I will have to wait until this evening to put in barn to warm up.. Any body else have a simialar problem and have a cure.. I know what my 1st thought is .. take the SOB off and bungee cord my spare on the Gobi rack. I wish I had ordered the rack with the tire carrier..

Any ideas how to retro the Gobi to keep the spare in one place.

Thanks Mike

[DURAMAX TIM]

The best thing to do is give me that useless tire carrier.

I'd coat the pin w/ some good lube, WD 40 might have gotten it to come loose.

Yell'r 04 Lux w/ air, sunroof,F&R brush bars
Traded 03 White Lux
03 GMC D/A CC SLT LB soon to be 04

[Patriot]

Tim has it right....

Mine froze up as well...

You need to spray the lube INTO the end of the pin. There should be a hole in the end where the ball-bearing detents are. Spray the WD-40 or good gun lube into there and then work the push button.

I then added a light coating of grease to the pin exterior and latch.

It's been fine ever since....

[Centerfire]

Thanks I will try that tonight.. I still need ideas as how to mount on Gobi rack.

Mike

[H2 Daddy]

Center

Can't you just use a long J bolt to mount the tire anywhere on the rack you want. Maybe even use a round shaped piece of 1/2 inch plywood, with a hole in it for the J bolt, to put on top of the rim to hold the tire down. Top the whole works off with a washer and nut and you are done.

Now that I think about it, one of the CO guys, maybe Alex, had Gobi design a rack with a small hole in it so that a tab welded on underneath the rack could allow a J bolt to be hooked through it so a tire could be bolted down. I remember seeing a picture of it several months ago.

[This message was edited by H2 Daddy on 12-20-03 at 11:20 AM.]

[Centerfire]

Thanks for info.. I got unstupid a little after my 1st posting and realize "Dumbass you are at your store and you sell gun oil" So I went out and sprayed it with Ezzox and now it works . I'm still going to measure H2 over all height with spare on rack.

Mike

[TBarrow]

Hey Centerfire, here is a link that we talked about before. It might have alot more info on the height and other concerns. I had the factory tires at the time.

http://elcova.com/groupee/forums?a=tpc&s=2826088551&f=5106011751&m=656607342 3&r=8516001033#8516001033

This is a link with the 37 MT/R's installed.

http://elcova.com/groupee/forums?a=tpc&s=2826088551&f=5106011751&m=734603141 4&r=8156002614#8156002614

Hope this helps. If you need other measurments let me know.

Todd

Black H2 Adventure Series + Luxury, AirForce One intake, Throttle Body Bypass, Gobi Rack w/2" Brackets & 4 PIAA 580 Lights, Xenarc HID, Alcoa Wheels, Goodyear 37x12.50x17 MT/R, Warn 9.5Ti Thermometric Winch, DiabloSport programmer,160 Degree T-Stat, B&B Headers and exhaust, 2-7" screens in headrests with DVD player and TV Tuner.

[H2Oguy]

Centerfire,
You could always upgrade to my tire carrier with a nice draw latch. Sorry couldn't pass that one up. I was thinking if you still have the factory bolt that is a part of factory tire mounting system you should be able to work that thru the decking and get it around a support member and then secure the tire down with the other components from the factory mount. ??? Just a thought off the top of my head. good Luck.

www.h2ohummers.com

[Centerfire]

Thanks for offer to trade me.. I guess I will just carry a blow torch with me to heat it up if I need to open it.. APpears to be ok now that I added a little lube.. The button still hard to push. Oh well nobody says life if perfect..

Thanks again for info

Mike