Hardware
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saw nsr tyre was looking a bit low yesterday so pumped it up. 4 hours later, down to 12psi 
pumped it up to get home and, of course, it's as flat as a flat thing in a flat place this morning.
pumped it up to avoid damage whilst moving it to where I can swap the wheel ... and the fun started.
Wheel winches down (and up) happily, so it doesn't seem to be usual cable knotted in the assembly problem BUT I don't seem to have as much slack as I need to wriggle the toggle piece through the RLD protector and the wheel centre.
tried lowering it onto a block of wood to keep the RLD up against the back of the wheel, but managed to get it "stuck" at an angle. OK, not technically stuck as it will move, but always goes back to being angled when I raise/lower it to try and free it.
could cable be knotted just for last couple of turns of the winch ? I've made sure it was never wound in without a suitable weight attached.
Not going to rush into cutting the cable or removing the winch (driving to a repair place later and they can just fix the spare whilst car is on jacks - and if they can't fix it, I have a space saver I can use).
Any ideas, oh wise ones ? .
Dean
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2011 D4 XS - OBD port protection, RLD spare wheel protector, All LED interiors lights, Timed Climate enabled, iiD tool paired.
2011 D4 Landmark - Stolen from same dealer before I paid for it
2011 D4 GS - Stolen whilst at dealer ... All LED interiors lights, DRLs, Spare Wheel protector.
1996 300Tdi - Eaten by tin worms
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nigethecat
Member Since: 11 Sep 2016
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Had a similar thing and ended up sitting with my legs under the back of the car and taking the weight of the spare on my legs while fiddling with the cable to get the thing out (sometimes really easy but other times a complete  )... might be worth a go if you can?
Otherwise a trolley jack once the wheel is down to take some weight and give some clearance (similar to what you've already tried but gives you more height)... I want to see the sweets before I get into your windowless van... I'm not stupid!
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Zermatt Sliver 2007 D3 SE manual (gone)
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Black RRS 3.6TDV8 2008 (gone)
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| 3rd Mar 2022 9:44 am |
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Hardware
Member Since: 28 Jun 2016
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did you come up with a fix for it ?
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| 3rd Mar 2022 9:58 am |
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nigethecat
Member Since: 11 Sep 2016
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Lots of WD40 on the unit and on the cable, and a few winches up and down, all good now...
Another trick is to pull the wheel back towards you as it comes down... keeps weight on the cable for longer and might help with that extra inch !  I want to see the sweets before I get into your windowless van... I'm not stupid!
Corris Grey D4 Commercial SE 2016
Zermatt Sliver 2007 D3 SE manual (gone)
Indus Silver D4 HSE 2015 (gone)
Bonatti Grey D3 HSE 2006 (gone)
White D3 S (LHD) 2007 (gone)
Firenze Red D4 HSE 2014 (gone)
Black RRS 3.6TDV8 2008 (gone)
Rusty Green Defender 110 1997 (gone)
Black FL2 HSE 2013 (gone)
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| 3rd Mar 2022 11:44 am |
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Admirable
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Put the suspension up to get more room
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| 3rd Mar 2022 12:45 pm |
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Hardware
Member Since: 28 Jun 2016
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Tried that wheel just about reaches floor in off road height, so had a block of wood under the middle bit to create slack, but it wasn't enough. .
Dean
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2011 D4 XS - OBD port protection, RLD spare wheel protector, All LED interiors lights, Timed Climate enabled, iiD tool paired.
2011 D4 Landmark - Stolen from same dealer before I paid for it
2011 D4 GS - Stolen whilst at dealer ... All LED interiors lights, DRLs, Spare Wheel protector.
1996 300Tdi - Eaten by tin worms
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| 3rd Mar 2022 12:54 pm |
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Hardware
Member Since: 28 Jun 2016
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on the positive side ... it was a screw almost in the middle of the tread, so repaired. Took longer to find somewhere that could do it today without a long wait that it did for them to sort it. £15 ... not paid for one for a couple of years but I thought that was south of a tenner.
or maybe that's why the place I used didn't have a queue ?
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| 3rd Mar 2022 2:28 pm |
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Pedros
Member Since: 25 Jun 2011
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I'd pay £15 to have a tyre fixed. Especially if there was no queue. The tyre person's time must be about that I'd have thought.
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| 4th Mar 2022 1:04 am |
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Gary_P
Member Since: 03 May 2016
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From my experience £15 is pretty cheap Gary
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| 4th Mar 2022 8:52 am |
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Sea Raider
Member Since: 01 Nov 2016
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£25 in Kwik Fit apparently, if you can persuade them to sort it rather than trying to flog you a new tyre
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| 4th Mar 2022 9:18 am |
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nigethecat
Member Since: 11 Sep 2016
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Most places charge £10 for either removing or refitting a tyre so £15 is pretty good! I want to see the sweets before I get into your windowless van... I'm not stupid!
Corris Grey D4 Commercial SE 2016
Zermatt Sliver 2007 D3 SE manual (gone)
Indus Silver D4 HSE 2015 (gone)
Bonatti Grey D3 HSE 2006 (gone)
White D3 S (LHD) 2007 (gone)
Firenze Red D4 HSE 2014 (gone)
Black RRS 3.6TDV8 2008 (gone)
Rusty Green Defender 110 1997 (gone)
Black FL2 HSE 2013 (gone)
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| 4th Mar 2022 1:22 pm |
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ronald.soak
Member Since: 29 Apr 2008
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For Costco members, Repair, new valve and balance £9.99.
That is probably plus Vat,so say £12. Seen 7/03/22.
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| 9th Mar 2022 11:30 am |
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Hardware
Member Since: 28 Jun 2016
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wish I'd known that. They were too quick to have balanced unless it was perfect and I'm not even sure if I got a new valve. .
Dean
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2011 D4 XS - OBD port protection, RLD spare wheel protector, All LED interiors lights, Timed Climate enabled, iiD tool paired.
2011 D4 Landmark - Stolen from same dealer before I paid for it
2011 D4 GS - Stolen whilst at dealer ... All LED interiors lights, DRLs, Spare Wheel protector.
1996 300Tdi - Eaten by tin worms
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| 9th Mar 2022 11:54 am |
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ronald.soak
Member Since: 29 Apr 2008
Location: London
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ronald.soak wrote:For Costco members, Repair, new valve and balance £9.99.
That is probably plus Vat,so say £12. Seen 7/03/22.
Correction £9.99 includes Vat. Seen Watford store 4/04/22.
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| 5th Apr 2022 10:23 am |
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Hardware
Member Since: 28 Jun 2016
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... and a reminder to myself to get the chuffing winch fixed !
could just do with some warm weather ... and I'm going to try bike chain-oil on the cable.
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| 5th Apr 2022 10:30 am |
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