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Repair procedures
Removal
1.
Disconnect the negative (-) battery terminal.
2.
Open the tailgate.
3.
Remove the high mounted stop lamp (A) after loosening the mounting nuts.
4.
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Turn the tire hold-down wing bolt counterclockwise to remove the spare tire.
Store the tire in the reverse order of removal.
To prevent the spare tire and tools from “rattling” while the vehicle is in motion,
store them properly.
If it is hard to loosen the tire holddown wing bolt by ha ...