priester68

I recently bought a 2003 F150 Lariat Fx4. My first Ford truck and I love it. My problem is I have no jack. After I got the truck home and went all through it just looking, I opened up the jack compartment and it was empty. Not that big a deal. I can get a jack. Problem is apparently there is some little key you need to unwind the spare tire carrier to put the spare under the bed. That would explain the spare being in the bed of the truck when I bought it. The dealership i bought it from was no help. I tried several friends keys who have f150s but didn't work. Probably because they were newer models. What can I do about this? It's going to drive me crazy having the spare in the bed. Also being a short wheel base, it takes up all the room in the bed. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

glbear

hello,my 2000 150 uses the jack handle located under the hood on the radiator cover,to raise and lower spare. here in pa. where salt is used on roads in winter causes the mech. to corrode and will not lower or raise. doug