Infuriating wheel cradle

[Lucas]

This is probably going to sound ridiculous, but I cant get the spare wheel cradle to relocate on my valver. I just removed the spare wheel in a bid for weight reduction and cant get the b*****d cradle to stay back up now.......

Probably just me being careless in my hungover moodiness, but what am I doing wrong!!!

 

[cliosportcraig]

Just screw it back up you drunken old sod !!

 

[Lucas]

lol, wish it was that simple but everything is ten times harder when your hands are shaking like ozzy osbournes

 

[iPap]

I used cable ties to hold it in place!

 

[Matbrown]

If your running without your spare just remove the cradle as well, needs to be jacked up at back, drop it down and slide it to the side, kinda hooks on.



Mat.

 

[Lucas]

Oh, is there no way it screws back up without the spare in place then?

 

[Matbrown]

Yeah,

Just hook it onto the screw and wind it up.



Mat.

 

[stan*]

remove it

 

[jimbo]

if you dont remove it the sod rattles like a b**ch lol

 

[MaLicE]

and im 99% sure, driving round with an empty cradle will fail an mot,

 

[Lucas]

What a fooking dumb-ass, the securing bolt/claw type thing must have turned around when the spare dropped down so it was facing the wrong way!

Looks like Ill have to go and try to remove it now though if it rattles about.......

 

[Matbrown]

Quote: Originally posted by MaLicE on 12 February 2004

and im 99% sure, driving round with an empty cradle will fail an mot,

Why?



Mat.

 

[Daz]

AFAIK, Its ok.. as long as there aint a spare wheel in it.

If a wheel is there, itll be checked (and itll have to have tread etc..) - if it aint, it wont be..

 

[BenR]

No spare it wont get checked, if ther is one, its has to pass.