How Stupid You Feel When....

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Decided to rotate the tires on the Jeep, including the spare. With 33x12.5R15's they weigh 90# each so I was glad to get the spare back on and be done! But then as I drove down the road later there was a "whump, whump, whump" that seemed to be in synch with the tire rotation . Back to the barn, no evidence of a rub, after too much looking I put it up on jack stands, started it and let it idle in low. The front was quiet, but the right rear had a very faint "click, click, click" so I pulled that wheel and started it again, no noise at all. Wheel back on, and the click returned, even a bit less intense. After a bit I got a flashlight and laid down to look at the back side of the wheel & tire as it idled around (knowing that if it fell I was toast! And Chase isn't like Lassie - "Go get a neighbor, buddy!") and watched as a thick stick-on wheel weight barely caught the E-brake cable as it came around A heavy zip tie to pull the cable back a bit was all it needed, and it only took two or three hours to find it!!

I really need to get a lift!!