How do you remove the spare tire from a Chevy Tahoe?

Answer 1

Remove your jack, and jack accessories. Open the box of accessories, and remove the ratcheting handle, and the wrench (looks like a socket on one end, and a flat screwdriver on the other end) Slide the ratcheting handle (with the side reading "down" towards you-I THINK) around the insert the screwdriver looking end of the wrench then slide the screwdriver end into the hole in your rear bumper- this lines up with a tube on the other side of the bumper and turn the ratchet. It will slowly winch down. Then you can move the toggle through the center hole of the wheel, and it will be free.

Or you might need to do it this way: My Tahoe (2007) has a secondary latch/grip on the spare tire to prevent theft. After you loosen the spare tire from the underside using the above method, you then must take your jack and t-posts and jack the spare tire into the underbelly of the car by positioning the jack right in the center of the toggle. This will push up a pin and the pressure will release the secondary safety catch and you can lower the tire down entirely resting on the jack. It says this secondary latch is used in case the winch cable ever breaks, your spare will not fall out while you are driving. I disvovered all of this driving x-country and getting a flat. Be forewarned though, I think I jacked this pin too high into the underbelly, thus puncturing the carriage into the third row. Found this out a month later when my car wreaked of a funk. Carpet was completely dry, but the foam underneath was soaked. This design sucks and now is costing me over a grand to repair damages and replace the carpet and foam cusioning.