Noise from spare tire

[Lopaka69]

Whenever I brake the spare tire hits the metal rod next to it - this noise drives me crazy!. Is there some sort of recall or whatever for Acura to fix this, or will I have to pay for it? Any idead how much it costs to fix?

Thanks.

 

[MiamieNeSeX]

The spare tire should have a bolt attaching it to the frame , there is also a rubber spacer that is on the frame and dosent allow the spare tire rim to come in contact with the frame.

 

[Lopaka69]

Ok, I checked and I have neither. Any idea how much those parts cost?

 

[MiamieNeSeX]

shouldnt be to much, post on parts wanted and maybe someone has a set that they dont need anymore.

 

[Tony Montoya]

The rubber piece is $16 CDN.

 

[Lopaka69]

I turned the spare around so that the outside of the rim faces the front of the car, and that seemed to take care of the noise. Does anyone know if there is any problem in doing this?

 

[nsxtasy]

Yes. I think it is a generally bad idea to have the spare tire reversed. It can interfere with air flow through the radiator, for example. And there's no need to do this, anyway. All you may need is a few inexpensive parts. Make sure they're there, buy them if needed, and do it right.

The spare tire rests against a "T" shaped bracket. There should be three rubber "bumpers" against which it rests. One is a disk that is on the vertical part of the bracket. Its part number is 74174-SL0-000 and I believe list price is around $6. The other two are rubber caps that fit on the two ends of the horizontal part of the bracket. Part number is 74176-SL0-000 and list price is also around $6 each. Make sure you have all of these parts.

There is a wing nut that fastens the spare to the bracket. After making sure you have all three rubber bumpers on, fasten this wing nut tight so that the tire is firm against all three. Check the wing nut from time to time. If it ever has a tendency to come loose, you can try using some Loctite to prevent that, or you may need a new wing nut (for around $17).

Finally, check the 10 mm bolt that fixes the top of the "T" shaped bracket to the firewall at the top of the car. Make sure it's there and make sure it's tight.

 

[Lopaka69]

Thanks for the info. Any idea how much all that would cost if I had the dealer do it?

 

[nsxtasy]

The only tricky part is the round rubber piece.

The bolt at the top, if it's missing, takes under 1 minute. All you need is a 10 mm socket wrench to do it yourself.

The two rubber end caps on the horizontal piece, you just slip on over the ends - that's it. Nothing to it, even for the least technical guy around.

The wing nut just screws in.

They can probably put all these pieces in, in under 15 minutes. Heck, they might not even charge you at all.

 

[Lopaka69]

Thanks.

 

[Lopaka69]

Ok, I didn't have any of the 3 rubber parts, so I'm going to buy them. Same with the wing nut, need to buy. Sorry for being so ignorant, but how does the wing nut fasten the spare tire to the bracket? Does it actually wrap around 1 of the spokes, or is there a fastening point somewhere?

 

[nsxtasy]

Ok, I didn't have any of the 3 rubber parts, so I'm going to buy them. Same with the wing nut, need to buy. Sorry for being so ignorant, but how does the wing nut fasten the spare tire to the bracket? Does it actually wrap around 1 of the spokes, or is there a fastening point somewhere?

The wing nut is a misnomer, because that's what it is on a lot of other cars. It's actually a bolt, rather than a nut, with a handle on it; and to it, is attached a plate that holds the wheel. (The bolt goes into a hole in the vertical support for the spare tire.)

You can see a picture of it as item number 11, all the way on the left, here:

 

[Lopaka69]

How does the plate hold the spare tire? What part of the plate contacts what part of the wheel to keep it in place? So the bolt goes trough the T-bar, through the plate, but doesn't go through the wheel, correct?

Thanks for your help.

 

[nsxtasy]

You set the spare tire into the space under the hood, with the face of the wheel at the rear and the open space inside the wheel accessible from the front.

The spare tire bolt has the flat plate attached to it.

You reach through the front of the spare tire, and the bolt goes through the big center hole of the wheel, into the hole in the vertical support behind it. As you screw the bolt in, the flat plate is bigger than the center hole of the wheel, and will come into contact with the inside face of the wheel surrounding that center hole. Keep screwing to firmly attach the bolt - this should "snug up" the wheel so that it is in contact with all of the rubber bumpers that you just replaced on your car.

 

[Lopaka69]

Thanks. I wonder why I didn't have any of these parts. Oh well.

 

[AKUDOU]

You set the spare tire into the space under the hood, with the face of the wheel at the rear and the open space inside the wheel accessible from the front.

The spare tire bolt has the flat plate attached to it.

You reach through the front of the spare tire, and the bolt goes through the big center hole of the wheel, into the hole in the vertical support behind it. As you screw the bolt in, the flat plate is bigger than the center hole of the wheel, and will come into contact with the inside face of the wheel surrounding that center hole. Keep screwing to firmly attach the bolt - this should "snug up" the wheel so that it is in contact with all of the rubber bumpers that you just replaced on your car.

nsxtasy,Some visuals you might want to keep.

 

[nsxtasy]

Great pics - thanks!

There is one other thing that you ought to check. At the top of that vertical support, there should be a 10 mm bolt that attaches the top end to the firewall. Make sure the 10 mm bolt is there and that it's not loose.