1997 FORD F250 spare tire location

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[ER04200(F )02/96]
Spare Tire Location
[ER07200(F )04/96]
The spare tire for your truck is stowed at the
rear under the frame unless you have the
optional in-box spare tire mounting.
[ER07300(F )04/96]
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Spare tire stowage
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[ER07400(F )01/96]
To remove the spare tire:
[ER07500(F )04/96]
1. With the tapered end of the lug nut wrench
through the eyebolt eye, loosen the bolt until
the bracket is loose from the upper support.
Be careful you do not loosen too much and
cause the spare to fall.
[ER07600(F )04/96]
2. Line up the eyebolt eye with the channel
slot, the eye toward the tire.
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[ER07610(F )05/96]
3. Hold the socket end of the wrench parallel
to the ground. Put the tapered end into the
channel assembly tube and lift up on the
wrench. At the same time pull the eyebolt
toward the tube and push on the wrench to
pass the eyebolt through the channel
keyhole.
[ER07800(F )04/96]
4. Lower spare tire, swing the channel to the
rear and remove the lug wrench from the
channel tube.
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Eyebolt position
[ER09000(F )04/96]
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Underbody spare tire carrier
[ER09100(F )04/96]
When the truck is ordered with a spare wheel
only (no tire), it is stowed with a wood spacer
in the usual spare tire location. Remove the
wood spacer before installing the spare tire and
wheel.
[ER09200(F )04/96]
After the spare tire and wheel are stowed, adjust
the driver side channel ball end bolt and the
eyebolt as necessary until the tire cannot be
moved by hand pressure.
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[ER09300(F )01/96]
RWARNING
Make sure the spare tire and jacking
equipment are stowed and secured in the
proper storage location.
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[ER09400(FM)03/96]
Preparing to Change the Tire
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[ER09500(FM)01/96]
NOTE: To lift your vehicle by other than the
front or rear jacking points, be sure to
use only hoist adapters with a wide
contact surface.
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[ER09600(F )01/96]
1. Make sure that your vehicle will not move
or roll. If you have an automatic
transmission, put the gearshift in Park. If
you have a manual transmission, put the
gearshift in Reverse. Set the parking brake
and block the wheel that is diagonally
opposite the tire that you are changing.
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[ER09800(F )01/96]
NOTE: Make sure the ignition is in the OFF
position.
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[ER09900(F )01/96]
If you have a four-wheel drive vehicles with
manual locking hubs, put transfer case lever in
2H, 4H, or 4L.
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[ER10000(F )03/96]
When one of the back wheels is off the ground,
the transmission alone will not prevent the
vehicle from moving or slipping off the jack,
even if the vehicle is in P (Park) or 1 (First). To
prevent the vehicle from moving when you
change a tire, be sure the parking brake is set,
then block the wheel (both directions) that is
diagonally opposite (other side and end of the
vehicle) to the tire that is being changed.
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[ER10200(F )03/96]
RWARNING
If the vehicle slips off the jack, you or
someone else could be seriously injured.
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Update:Tue May 28 08:49:52 1996
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