If you are including the spare in the rotation (I certainly do), then you are automatically pulling the spare every few months to a year or so.  I suppose it just seems really weird to me that a spare tire would not have even been looked at in a ten year period.  But, different folks .................. .  mcneely

---- Rob <becida@COMCAST.NET> wrote:
> The 19 has always fit mine fine... Try a 3/4? Actually if you have
> not been in there in 10 years it's probably flat anyway, get a can of
> fix-a-flat or a 'different' spare. Oh, this was written at 1030 this
> morning... This has been solved one way or another...
>
> I try and pull mine every year or so just to check the air psi and
> dump out the rocks..
>
> Rob
> becida@comcast.net
>
>
> At  3/5/2011 10:34 AM,David M wrote:
> >Nut looks to be like 19mm but my 19mm socket is a bit loose. Nut is
> >very tight has not been removed in over 10 years but I desperately
> >need to get my spare tire out and mounted. I tried WD40 but its real
> >diffuicult to apply it and so far it refuses to yield and the socket
> >continually slips. Anyone got any ideas? Personally, I think the
> >whole concept of needing a special tool to access the spare tire is
> >a dumb design.

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David McNeely