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    Or for those of us who still like to use the hitch for a bike rack there is this option...

    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KPQYZ6O..._eQCAFb641SNWC
    Bill & Colleen ~ Schwenksville, Pa
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    Glad this one got pushed to the top again. Its reminds me that I need to check mine again.

    I did find that cracking it up tighter helps keep it from backing off. There are some good fixes in this thread, but I just haven't gotten around to it.

    This is just another example of poor design. An extremely simple fix would using a worm gear in the gearbox. It is well known that a worm gear system cannot be driven by the the load. And BTW this is not a grand design problem. They buy their parts from RVjunk.com just like the rest of us.

    Rant over...

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    We were following friends who own another brand 5th wheel when their spare tire dropped ... at 65mph! Not a fun test of my driving skills. It luckily bounced off the side of the freeway out of harms way. Lesson learned for the friends - they don't use that under-carriage tire storage, they store the spare elsewhere, safe.

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    Thanks guys ! I am thinking about installing the BAL's Hide-A-Spare Tire System. Camping world has it on sale $108.
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    This is why underslung full-size spare lifts for trucks have the spring on the cable. When the tire is cranked tight against the crossmember, and the spring gets compressed, it's not unwinding by itself. Odd thing, Lippert has these winches in models with and without springs (I underslung a spare on our last two campers using their winches). I normally check the undercarriage items as part of my pre-trip inspection, and will now make a points to lay a hand on the spare.

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    Has one ever "fallen"/loosened after unwinding and properly/carefully rewinding tight up against crossmember? Mine never has once wound correctly.
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    Just a note. I have a ‘24 Imagine MKE17. Towed 1200 miles from Michigan to Florida. Found that the spare tire had lowered about a foot when I was doing my unhook at the site. Not pleased. Very dangerous situation. I cranked it back up and will do the pin through the rod deal when I get back to Michigan. In the mean time, I’ve attached a locking wrench to it so that it can’t spin as a temporary fix.

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    Just another reason to go with my plan. !!!Click image for larger version. 

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