Fiesta spare wheel clamp?

[Deleted User]

Just bought a spacesaver spare for my Fiesta.

I'm damned if I can figure out how to use this :huh:

If a put the wheel with the outside facing down, the threaded bar won't screw down far enough to secure the wheel, but if I put the wheel with the outside facing up, the threaded bar won't reach the threaded hole in the floor pan.

What am I doing wrong?

Also,what on earth is the rectangular plastic bit?

Norman_Castle

Is it designed for a full width wheel?

flashg67

is it some kind of spacer to allow full tightness (with wheel facing 'down'? Or add a few washers and keep the other bit as a desk ornament!

[Deleted User]

Norman_Castle wrote: »

Is it designed for a full width wheel?

I doubt it, because that would make it even shorter than it would need to be.

BTW, and I probably should've mentioned this earlier. The large round piece has a flange on it, which is a nice fit in the centre hole of the wheel.

YorkshireBoy

Long shot...does the round flanged piece screw into the jack...which in turn screws to the floor pan?

Mr.Generous

Otherwise I think the conclusion is that Bob has a knob that is too short to screw with.

[Deleted User]

Mr.Generous wrote: »

Otherwise I think the conclusion is that Bob has a knob that is too short to screw with.

I've had no complaints so far.

Richard53

Bedsit_Bob wrote: »

I've had no complaints so far.

Sample size probably below statistical significance.