Technical Finding spare wheel

[Squilla]

Hi,
I know this is a daft question but where do I find my spare wheel please?

Had a bad puncture last night and left the car there in the dark, this morning I need to fix it but I dont know where my spare is, maybe I couldn't see it in the dark, so I am presuming it is underneath.

Thanks in advance.

 

[slobo]

Yes, it's underneath. Mine is a spacesaver type.

 

[hastingsmum]

Hi,
I know this is a daft question but where do I find my spare wheel please?

Had a bad puncture last night and left the car there in the dark, this morning I need to fix it but I dont know where my spare is, maybe I couldn't see it in the dark, so I am presuming it is underneath.

Thanks in advance.

Have you found it yet? You may find that the lowering mechanism in the boot doesn't work though... Good Luck!

 

[Squilla]

Yes thank you, we found it underneath I couldnt see it last night as it was dark. After all that we just took the blown out tyre to get fixed and didn't bother with the spare.

I dont know what my lowering mechanism is though, where do I find that for future knowledge?

Thanks. x

 

[hastingsmum]

Yes thank you, we found it underneath I couldnt see it last night as it was dark. After all that we just took the blown out tyre to get fixed and didn't bother with the spare.

I dont know what my lowering mechanism is though, where do I find that for future knowledge?

Thanks. x

It's in the boot, there is, I seem to remember, a plastic cap which you take off and insert a tool.... hmmm someone else will come along and answer you properly if you can't find it. Never had a working mechanism on either of my Multis so not had to use it, they've been angle grinded off and fixed to the underside with bolts

 

[BikeDoc]

Open the Tailgate, and look down at the left-hand side of the floor, near the seal.
There should be a round rubber bung/plug, approx 25mm in diameter.
Pop it out of it's hole, and you'll see a hex head inside.
You wind it anti-clockwise with the wheel-bolt socket.
99% of the mechanisms seize up, so don't be surprised if it doesn't work

Spare wheel issues 1

Spare wheel issues 2

One possible solution

There's space for a 'normal' wheel under there, so you don't have to stick with the poxy little space-saver

I have a couple of wheels spare (for sale), if anyone needs one . . .

 

[FiatFleetFamily]

Open the Tailgate, and look down at the left-hand side of the floor, near the seal.
There should be a round rubber bung/plug, approx 25mm in diameter.
Pop it out of it's hole, and you'll see a hex head inside.
You wind it anti-clockwise with the wheel-bolt socket.
99% of the mechanisms seize up, so don't be surprised if it doesn't work

Spare wheel issues 1

Spare wheel issues 2

One possible solution

There's space for a 'normal' wheel under there, so you don't have to stick with the poxy little space-saver

I have a couple of wheels spare (for sale), if anyone needs one . . .

Normal wheel being a 15" or space saver skinny wheel.

No hope with Multipla's on OEM 17" wheels, as a 17" wheel and tyre will not fit.

 

[BikeDoc]

Really?
I would have thought the outer diameter would be the same, due to the lower profile tyre used.
If not, how much do they affect the overall gearing?