how to remove a wheel from transit van?

If you are a scumbag thief you can use bolt cutters to cut the cable in seconds.

Annoyed Transit owner minus a spare wheel
April 2012

i have a transit van o3 reg and need to change tyre i have looked underneath and the spare is a good tyre but when i looked for tools i have none what can i do

christopher jukes
December 2010

are the nuts on a transit front wheel left hand or right hand thread thanks

john
April 2010

the spare wheel is held on by a lump of metal (a bracket) that is attached to the vehicle by a cable. On the van I rented, ther was also a security cable attached to the bracket. You loosen the cable, as another responder said, by turning a socket that is behind a hole in the rear bumper. You have to open the rear door to see the hole. On the van I rented there was a vertical bolt that blocked access to the socket. I had to take the bolt out with a large spanner. The socket can be turned with the wheel nut wrench. The flat end, (looks like a giant screwdriver) fits into the socket, but only in one position. Look with a torch to see how the flat end fits into the socket. When the cable is loose enough to pull the wheel from under the van, you can feed the bracket through the hole in the centre of the wheel, and, voila, you have the spare wheel. The bracket may be fixed to the wheel with a plastic wing nut. Put the old wheel back on the bracket, and tighten the cable. Without the wheel in place, the security cable drags on the floor even if you tighten the cable as much as you can. Check tyre pressure on spare wheel before driving off!!

alex
February 2008

the spare wheel is held on by a lump of metal (a bracket) that is attached to the vehicle by a cable. On the van I rented, ther was also a security cable attached to the bracket. You loosen the cable, as another responder said, by turning a socket that is behind a hole in the rear bumper. You have to open the rear door to see the hole. On the van I rented there was a vertical bolt that blocked access to the socket. I had to take the bolt out with a large spanner. The socket can be turned with the wheel nut wrench. The flat end, (looks like a giant screwdriver) fits into the socket, but only in one position. Look with a torch to see how the flat end fits into the socket. When the cable is loose enough to pull the wheel from under the van, you can feed the bracket through the hole in the centre of the wheel, and, voila, you have the spare wheel. The bracket may be fixed to the wheel with a plastic wing nut. Put the old wheel back on the bracket, and tighten the cable. Without the wheel in place, the security cable drags on the floor even if you tighten the cable as much as you can. Check tyre pressure on spare wheel before driving off!!

alex
February 2008

u need a special tool which goes thru a small hole in the rear bumper u turn it then it lowers the wheel. i didnt have the tool and had to lie underneath and reach up over the spare wi a ratchet and slacken the nut which lowers the cable

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mark
November 2007

Instructions for changing a wheel are contained within the owners manual, if you are unsure I would get a breakdown company out.

MrMPuk
November 2007