Toyota 4 Runner...Spare Tire Removal / Installation 

My 4runner is 11 years old and thankfully never needed to remove the spare. But now i know exactly how to do it. Thank you for your simplistic explanation

Thanks this sort of video is what makes RU-vid great

I'm a first time owner of a 4 runner and I had no clue about how to remove the spare tire, thankyou

TY for posting this. Having to read the manual to figure this out while on the side of the road is a pain.

Glad I saw your video ! I've never had a flat but glad to see how easy it is to remove. Hopefully I will never have to use my spare. But I am glad my insurance policy covers roadside assistance.

Fantastic spare tire removal video.Thank you.

Great job,i hate reading owners manual’s,Thanks!

Good to know! Thanks for sharing! Hopefully I will never need it...

Excellent video. Thank you. 😊

Now I know how to remove the spare tire of my 4Runner. Thanks!

I have a 2007 4-Runner and assume the process is similar. Thanks for the post.

Great demonstration

Great video! Thank you sir!

I would have spent hours figuring that out . Thanks!

Thank you for a demonstration

Awesome video

Thank you for sharing this information.

Clear and helpful. Thanks

I’m on my second 4Runner and lucky to have not had to do this, but if I do now I won’t be standing on the side of the road looking for the tools or the hole to put the tool in. :)

I had a 91 that I had to change the tire on. Fortunately the tire was mounted upright inside the back. Much easier.

Great video.

I rotate all five tires annually so I bought a second tool assembly I keep in the garage. Or if you're handy, you could make a second one.

I try to get them to rotate all 5 tires and it usually causes a stir. Last time I got about a block away when the tire fell off!! There I was in the middle of the street wrestling a tire into the hatch. I drove straight back to the shop. Of course they blame “the new guy” which, until I explained it to them, they didn’t seem to realize made no difference to me WHO did it.

Question Does it make a difference if your Val stem side is facing up or down 🤔

Is the spare tire the same size as the other 4? Great video btw.

I don't have a 4runner, what's it like? I didn't know that's how you lower a tire How much is gas? Thanks pops

Thank you!!!

Thank you

Thank you! I never would have thought to turn it clockwise to remove. I would have struggled with it and all the while tightening it.

I’ve been considering removing mine all together to reduce a little weight. I think I’m willing to take the risk without it

This information is in the owner's manual.

Thanks

I would have never known any of this

Don’t forget it’s either rusty from never removing or full of mud. 😅

And this is why I have AAA insurance.