Just a little tip for owners who haven't had their tires off for a while. I picked up a chunk of metal in my rear tire Friday after work. I procceded to try to change it and could not get the wheel off the hub. It took me 2 hours and a 4 pound sledge to get it off. Good thing I wasn't out on the freeway. Well the tire is unrepairable and I have to wait 3-5 days to get another goodyear to replace it (due to ford recall). I have taken all the tires off and cleaned the hub and applied anti-sieze compound to them so hopefully next time I have to take them off they will come off easily.

Also you may want to look at your spare, mine has 4 deep gouges in it from rubbing on the bottom side were it sits stored away. Looks bad. I think I am going to try to pad this area so it doesn't continue to rub the gouges into the spare.

minncrew

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2001 SuperCrew XLT 4x4, 5.4L, 3.55L/S,
Rear Slider, Skid Plates, Keyless Entry,
Tow Package, Cab Steps, Black, Line-x
Bedliner, Raven Topper

 

Thanks for the tip. Will be checking mine tonight. I assume they were stuck from rust ? or paint ?

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2001 SCREW;OX-WHITE/SILVER;5.4L;4X4;Skid plates;Limited- slip;Char-gray interior w/bench seat;Tow Pkg;17"Wrangler RTS With 10 Spoke Alum whls;CD;Slider Rear;NO DECALS/PIN STRIPES;Super-Chip;K&N filter.

 

I had this with my 98 Supercab when rotating tires. Seems to be some kind of corrosion between the aluminum wheel and the steel hub.
We put antiseize on it to prevent a reoccurance.

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2001 Silver XLT 2x4 SuperCrew (Gen II) 5.4L 3.55LS Tow Package (now with 2.02" rad) & Cab Steps

Mods: K&N Filter, LoRider by Raider Fiberglass Tonneau, Stull Billet Grille (Black)

Tow: 31FT. Glendette Deluxe Camper Trailer

 

It helps if you put a piece of carpet between the spare and the frame

 

1stnuford; It was stuck because of rust. Lots of salt on the roads this winter which I think contributed to the problem.

Marv1; Great idea, I was thinking of something like that also. That spare sure is ugly and I can't get another wrangler rt/s for 3-4 weeks (not the 3-5 days I was quoted). They did give me a spare to use until it arrives.

Minncrew

 

Hey minncrew,

I got a flat the other day and had no problem getting the lugnuts loose...oh yeah, never mind..the truck only had 180 freaking miles on it......after I changed the tire I checked the pressure in the others, the left rear had 55lbs the 2 fronts had 52. Don't ya just love dealer prep. I will protect the spare with a piece of rubber though, thats a great idea.

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01 S'Crew XLT 4X4
Arizona Beige/Wedgewood Blue
5.4L
3:55 Limited Slip
Off Road Package
Moonroof
Sliding Rear Window
6 CD Changer
Class III Tow Group
Bed Xtender
Built 04-12-01

Appearence Mods.
DuraLiner BedLiner
BUGFLECTOR II
Donmar Moonroof Wind Deflector
Husky Mug gaurds (On Order)

 

Minncrew,

Sorry to hear about your tire troubles.

Just a note for everyone, I live in the desert, (no salt) and at 4,000 miles, I was disgusted with the amount of rust that I could see through my nice chrome wheels. I wrote about this as "rustbunnies", which some of you responded by saying that the rust didn't bother you. Well, Minncrew is a good example of why we should all care.

Rust is not normal on a brand-new vehicle! It gets worse over time, not better.

I took all of my wheels off, put rust-converter on almost everything (recommended
by a guy on the crew board) and then painted a lot of the parts black. Now I can see black behind my wheels instead of rust.

The anti-seize compound is also a good idea, but both of these fixes, are time-consuming and we shouldn't have to be doing any of this.
(I took pictures of before & after to show Ford.)

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2001 SuperCrew, Gen. II
**Dealer installed propane conversion.
Silver XLT 4x4, 5.4L: power driver's seat, captain's chairs, lim. slip, skids, tow pack, cage, moonroof.
Additions:
-16x8" Galaxy Centerlines with 265/75/16 Big O all terrain XT's,
-Waag wheel to wheel nerf bars (black with chrome steps)
-Trenz billet grill
-Sprayed black rubberized undercoating on axles, etc.
-Ford locking gas cap
-Gray Husky liners, front & rear
-Husky mudflaps
-Black/chrome pedals
-Charcoal sprayed-in Inyati bedliner
-tinted windows
-47 piece carbon fiber dash kit
-01' Lightning tails (plugged all holes from mud with polyurethane foam)
-Bug shield, painted
-Rust converter is being placed on all rusty areas
-Pioneer stereo/cd controller, Pioneer 12-disc changer, 4-channel Profile amp in parrallel runs 6 1/2" Infinity Kappa's in rear & stocks in front (will replace with components) & 10" MTX 6000 subwoofer box
Future: exhaust, FIPK, graphics, cap

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