Went through a similar thing with my 2003 GMC 1500 a couple years ago. Went ATV riding and camping 200 miles from home. Headed out of the park and had a flat on the truck shortly down the road with camper in tow.
That riveted together t bar that holds the tire was up inside the winch housing and the cheesy rivots had allowed the t-bar to spread spread out so it would not release and fit through the winch housing hole.
We rolled around in the gravel and dirt couple hours getting that tire out from under the truck. We ended up having to unbolt the whole winch carrier from the frame with primitive tools. This very hard to do with the tire in the way and the tire will only move maybe an inch.
As we wrestled with that mess, my friend states well at least it ain't raining. About that time, his daughter says its starting to rain. Oh yeah real fun.
Got home and applied my own redesign with the 4.5 grinder and mig welder. Ground the fishhook section off that that T-bar and welded it together solidly so the rivots are now a non-factor. In effecting fixing GM's poor, cheap, stupid design. It is now impossible for that T-bar to get stuck up inside in the winch housing again so I should be good to go until that the chessey cable breaks anyway...
This post was edited by rankrank1 at 08:29:01 11/23/14.
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