Spare Tire Lock Key?
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Spare Tire Lock Key?
Im wondering if someone can help me. I have a 2006 regular cab 4wd F350 which I bought new and I do not have the spare tire lock key that I am suppose to have. They say its in the glovebox. Its not there. I checked everywhere and I do not have it. I am sure I didnt misplace it cause that is not like me to misplace anything. I called the dealer with my VIN number to order me a new one and he says its not that easy. He needs to see the truck to try to figure out which one it is that I need. Does this sound right or is there an easier way? Anyone come across this? ~Mike
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Im wondering if someone can help me. I have a 2006 regular cab 4wd F350 which I bought new and I do not have the spare tire lock key that I am suppose to have. They say its in the glovebox. Its not there. I checked everywhere and I do not have it. I am sure I didnt misplace it cause that is not like me to misplace anything. I called the dealer with my VIN number to order me a new one and he says its not that easy. He needs to see the truck to try to figure out which one it is that I need. Does this sound right or is there an easier way? Anyone come across this? ~Mike
If you are talking about an actual padlock with cable around the tire like some dealers do to deter theft, then I'd cut it off and start over.
If it is the special socket for the locking lug nuts, you may check your owner's manual for the card that has the special socket number. I know from experience, the lug socket is a BIG deal if lost.
I'd say the socket for the crank to lower the spare should be tied to the VIN somehow, but if not, I can see the dealer needing to take the spare lift assembly apart to see exactly what the configuration of the socket is that will lower the spare.
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I found it! It was in my closet in a box with other crap and paperwork that goes with the truck. Luckily I never got a flat tire on the road because I would not have had the tool with me to get the spare down! I have no clue why it was in my closet, but it is now in the truck in the tool bag behind the seat where it shoulda been from the beginning!
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I found it! It was in my closet in a box with other crap and paperwork that goes with the truck. Luckily I never got a flat tire on the road because I would not have had the tool with me to get the spare down! I have no clue why it was in my closet, but it is now in the truck in the tool bag behind the seat where it shoulda been from the beginning!
Oh! Duh! I forgot to mention to look in the closet, too. I once searched for hours on end looking for the special socket to take off my 20" factory wheels on my last Superduty. I knew I saw it somewhere. Then, I thought I threw out the plastic box with the regular lug nuts the lockers replaced because I thought "I'll never use them". I panicked because the socket AND the registration card that indicates the special socket number were together in the same box. I knew I had just seen them. After looking for about a day, I was relieved (and ticked) that I moved them around about four times while looking for them. My mind's eye saw them in a different box that I "just couldn't seem to find". Glad you found the tool. No tool when needed could have ruined a perfectly good day.
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Wow! Maybe that's what those weird looking keys in my center console are for? I bought my 06 used. Found the socket for the locking wheel lugs but I have these two weird looking keys that I've no idea what they're for. Thought maybe they were just left behind by the original owner. Then too I've got a couple of weird - what appear to be extra long fuses - that I found in there too. They have the two prongs on em like a fuse but they're longer and narrow? And they sem to be metal?
Gotta check those keys tomorrow.
Gotta check those keys tomorrow.