Placed on the tailgate of the Oise Hunter spare wheel in a protective case looks very organic on the car, but at the same time, during the operation of the car, due to this, some problems may arise.
Problems with the placement of the spare wheel on the tailgate of the Oise Hunter.
The first problem is associated with the danger of the tailgate sagging and as a result of failure or breaking of its hinges from the body, although as a rule, in most cases, this happens because a spare wheel is hung on the door, which is much larger than the standard one in size and weight.
The second, more important and urgent problem is related to the fact that the spare wheel of the UAZ Hunter goes beyond the dimensions of the rear bumper, therefore, when it encounters some kind of high obstacle, it is the first to take a blow, which is transmitted to the tailgate and quite expectedly deforms it, and here one cannot do without expensive repairs.
Options for placing a spare wheel outside the tailgate of the Oise Hunter.
There are basically only four ways to solve the problems arising from the mounting of the spare wheel on the rear door of the UAZ Hunter: transfer the wheel to the trunk of the car, fix it on the crossbars or roof rack, make a special bracket-holder (wicket) for, do not carry a spare wheel with you at all ... All these options have long been tested by the owners of the UAZ and each of them has its own advantages and disadvantages.
In the case of the Oise Hunter, it will not work just like that and put the spare wheel in the trunk without additional alterations. This is prevented by the size of the trunk itself, which is about 640 millimeters long at floor level, while the outer diameter of a standard 225/75 R16 wheel is 744 mm. About a more preferable vertical placement of the spare wheel in the trunk, we are not talking at all.
Additional alterations consist in increasing the height of the rear row seat supports by 5-6 centimeters, then the standard spare wheel is partially placed under it and it becomes possible to place it in the trunk. A significant disadvantage is the decrease in the total volume of the already small luggage compartment of the Oise Hunter.
Transferring the spare wheel to the crossbars or roof rack.
This method will require additional cash investments for the purchase or manufacture of crossbars or a stationary expeditionary trunk on the roof. The main disadvantages: an increase in the height, center of gravity of the car and fuel consumption, some difficulties in getting the spare wheel if necessary, and then installing it in place.
Special bracket-holder (wicket) for the spare wheel on the rear power bumper.
Its production and installation make sense only if there is some free space between the spare wheel and the tailgate, thanks to which, in the event of an impact, the wheel will not reach the door. Making a wicket and installing it on will require a technically competent approach, otherwise additional knocks and unpleasant vibrations will occur when driving off-road.
Do not carry a spare tire at all.
An extremely controversial option, although it has the right to life. Instead of a spare tire, you can carry with you or an express sealant for repairing tires in an aerosol can. On the one hand, the presence of such kits in some cases will make it possible to do without a spare wheel and save space in the trunk.
On the other hand, laces for repairing tires and express sealants will be able to help mainly only when the tire is damaged in the tread area and may be completely useless when a tire with a large hole diameter is punctured, a torn puncture or a side cut.
Rebuilding a tire with express sealant, of course, will allow you to get to the nearest tire fitting, but the tire itself may have to be thrown away after that, and given the prices of off-road tires, such a pleasure may not come cheap at all.
Since the purchase of the popular model Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant SUV UAZ Patriot, each car owner faced a situation, or rather, a problem when over time the tailgate began to sag due to a heavy spare wheel. Although the UAZ Patriot SUV is one of the high-quality creations of the Russian car industry, it also has some drawbacks. The spare wheel is placed on the rear door of the SUV and is secured with 3 nuts. These nuts, of course, are enough to hold the wheel, but constant vibrations during movement and the large weight of the spare wheel lead to the fact that the curtains of the rear door do not withstand and begin, as they say, to give up their positions. In addition, there is another problem, which is the erasing of paint on the rear door with a spare wheel. Drivers can detect this action after several thousand tens of kilometers. In particular, paint abrasion is found on the underside of the door where the spare wheel touches the door.
One of the options for wickets for UAZ Patriot
To correct this situation and not bring, as they say, to the point of sin, it is recommended that immediately after purchasing an SUV to do some reconstruction of the body attachment. This is what this material will tell you about. Consider the process of installing the wicket - the element on which the spare wheel will be located. Where can you buy a gate or how to make it yourself.
Purpose and device of the wicket
A wicket door is a special steel structure with awnings to which the spare wheel is mounted. By installing a wicket door, the rear door completely gets rid of unnecessary excess weight of the spare wheel, and thereby increases the service life of the awnings.
The wicket is made mainly of steel pipes. The product is attached to the body structure using special brackets. And, of course, there are special mounts for the spare wheel.
A wicket door for an UAZ Patriot SUV can be purchased ready-made, which is manufactured at specialized factories, but the cost of such a product will vary from 9,000 to 12,000 rubles.
You can make a product with your own hands, or rather, use the help of specialists. It is first necessary to prepare drawings with dimensions, and then select the appropriate metal, which also will not negatively affect the body structure. Making a gate with your own hands is a rather laborious process, but you can save 2-3 thousand rubles on this. It is much easier to purchase a ready-made product for the UAZ Patriot SUV.
Next, we will consider the process of installing a wicket on an UAZ Patriot SUV on our own. Exactly independently, because this process is not only simple, but even enjoyable, since all the fasteners of the factory product fit the SUV. So let's get started.
Installation of a wicket
Work begins with the purchase of a factory-made wicket for the UAZ Patriot SUV, which comes with:
- installation instructions, with which it will be quite simple to carry out the installation;
- accessories: bolts, nuts, clamps;
- sketch, with the help of which the holes are drilled for installing the product.
Car with spare wheel bracket installed
Allen head bolts are included in the kit.
So, starting the installation, you should make sure you have the necessary tool:
- spanners;
- hexagon;
- sealant;
- drill and drill bits for metal.
Everything is ready to install a new spare wheel wicket, so let's get started: first you need to remove the standard design of the spare wheel holder, and before that, remove the spare wheel. After removing the wheel, you can find the following picture:
Minus the standard wheel mount
As you can see, dirt accumulates in the lower part between the body and the wheel, which ultimately leads to metal corrosion - an unpleasant phenomenon, so it is best not to wait for problems to appear, but to install the wicket immediately after buying a car. This requires:
- The standard mount is removed by unscrewing the bolts, as seen in the photo above.
- The rear light is removed.
- We clean the surface of the body from dirt.
Sealing the seams
- A sketch is attached to the body part above and below rear light and two holes are drilled.
- The holder is mounted on the rear door with 6 bolts. The bolts are screwed into the standard holes.
- Now it is necessary to smear the holder around the perimeter so that water does not get under its structure and does not cause corrosion. The photo below is an example of processing with a sealant. +
- The operability of the wicket is checked, which was fixed on two bolts. If everything is done correctly, then there will be no contact with the body of the SUV.
- Next, the remaining 6 holes are drilled, and the wicket is fixed with brackets. A rubber pad must be installed between the bracket of the product and the body to protect the body from damage.
- Upon completion of the work, you will get the following picture:
The logical continuation was to install the rear bumper from the RIF :)
Among the variety of bumpers presented in the catalog, we chose RIF rear bumper UAZ Loaf with a platform for a winch and an elevator wicket
The choice is dictated by the fact that, firstly, we have an elevated loaf, therefore we need to take a bumper under the elevator ( unlike the front, rear bumpers not universal, there is for the elevator, but there is without it). Secondly, the regular storage place of the spare tire is inconvenient - dirt flies, and it will be problematic to shove a bigger wheel there. In addition, there is an idea to put in place the spare wheels for HBO. So the bumper gate is the way out. And the place for the winch will also not be superfluous - you look someday and install it.
Consider a new bumper, just like the front one, it is well packed: first, in a dense plastic sleeve,
then still into a soft foamy material.
There is a sticker with the name of the product model
The bumper is painted with black powder paint, windows for installing lights are visible on the sides. Below are two strong, towing eyes.
On the reverse side, we see protruding brackets for attaching to the frame, and in the middle there is a niche for the rear winch
The bracket for the "gate" is monumental.
The hook for which the wicket is fixed
Niche for additional winch
Bumper attachment points
Sticker with manufacturer's coordinates and certificate numbers
The gate itself is packed separately
It is equipped with a locking mechanism, fasteners and a gas stop.
Everyone looked, rejoiced again good quality welded seams of RIF products and began to install the bumper.
But first you need to dismantle the regular bumper.
When viewed from which the quality of the painting of the frame was depressing :(
Car for six months, I haven't really driven it yet, and the paint has already begun to peel off in shreds
Okay, we were horrified and work on: unscrew the halves of the old bumper, dismantle the towing hitch, unscrew the left false footboard and remove the right footboard. Its attachment points are welded to the frame. They did not cut it off, since it does not interfere with the installation of a new bumper.
Install the center bracket on the bolts that come with the bumper.
The right and left frame brackets have corroded - we clean them from rust, degrease them, paint them.
We are waiting for the paint to dry, and then we screw on the new spacers that come with the bumper. If you do not install them separately, but try to do this together with the bumper, then nothing will work - it will be difficult to crawl to the mounting bolts.
We install the bumper in place. Attached to three brackets
Do not forget to fasten from the bottom
We install the gate in place. We fasten the gas stop.
We try how the gate opens, how it is fixed on the bumper. Trying how to open rear doors... We make sure that they do not catch on for anything and finally stretch the bumper mounting bolts.
Like all power bumpers, this one weighs a lot: the bumper itself weighs 33kg and the wicket is another 15kg. In total, 48kg is added.
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