space saving wheel holder broken

[James Good]

i was changing my front pads and disks today and when i went to get the jack out the jack and the spare wheel came out in one the jack is useless rusted and wont open

not to bother as ill get one off eBay but now with the spare wheel in the boot it moves about a bit 

what can i do to stop it from moving 

thanks for any advice 

( i borrowed a mate car jack )

[tomo2001]

First job should be to treat the rust. Have you got a photo of the part that has come adrift?

[StephenFord]

1 hour ago, tomo2001 said:

First job should be to treat the rust...

I concur! A quick wire brush down, then vacuum, then a coat of Kurist to turn all that rust into a nice neutral black colour...

[VFR800]

Shouldn't the first, first thing be to find out how the water got in the boot to start with??!! ;-)

[alanfp]

... and then some sturdy foam around the outside of the tyre, e.g. copper pipe insulation tubes from B&Q

[unofix]

54 minutes ago, VFR800 said:

Shouldn't the first, first thing be to find out how the water got in the boot to start with

They are designed that way ! 🤣

[StephenFord]

1 minute ago, unofix said:

They are designed that way ! 🤣

I didn't like to say, especially on a 20 year old car! LOL

[James Good]

yes i will be sorting out the rust tomorrow ive had the car 6-7 years and never used he spare tyre 

[James Good]

this is the bracket that was rusted it came off so ordered new one

[StephenFord]

10 hours ago, James Good said:

this is the bracket that was rusted it came off so ordered new one

Yep, a bit of UHU will stick that right on! LOL Good find...