With styling inspired by Japan’s bullet trains, the Sienna courts minor controversy by way of a gaping lower grille, but Toyota’s been pushing a big grille since it refreshed the minivan late in the prior generation. Less characteristic of the class, it boasts a risk-taking interior and a hybrid-only powertrain - qualities that could turn away as many shoppers as they attract. Versus the competition: As you might expect for any redesigned minivan, the new Sienna has more family-friendly features than you can shake a pogo stick at. It’s refreshing in some ways, but other aspects will make you wish the automaker had stuck to a more conventional approach. Once the spare touches the ground, keep lowering the nut until you can fit the clasp at an angle through the rim hole to get the tire free of the carrier.īy the way, they even provide a plastic bag for you to put the flat tire in, it’s located in the back of the plastic panel where the jack is.The verdict: The redesigned 2021 Sienna is Toyota’s gambit to avoid a cookie-cutter minivan at all costs. It is located in a side panel in the trunk area. Now locate the crank from your car’s jack. Place the tool on the 5-sided lowering nut. Normal sockets or wrenches will not work on this!Īs part of the recall, the dealer should have placed the special 5-sided socket tool in your glovebox. If your van has had the recall fix applied, it will have a 5-sided nut, as shown. In order to lower the spare tire to the ground, remove the floor mat from behind the front passenger’s seat, and locate the lowering nut. The spare tire is held in place with a cable. How do you remove the Spare Tire on a Toyota Sienna? The spare tire is located under the vehicle, on the passenger’s side, underneath the sliding door. The following is a detailed description of how to access the spare tire on a 2003-2019 Highlander, 2006-2019 Sienna, as well as others. Step-by-Step Procedure to Access the Spare Tire on a Toyota Sienna and Highlander Apparently using a regular hex socket (or impact wrench) could cause the cable to be tightened too much, accelerating the cable failure. Why, you ask? The 5-sided nut requires a special tool that limits the amount of torque that can be applied when tightening the nut. The solution was to apply rust-prohibitor on the cable and change out the original 21mm nut used to lower the spare tire, with a special 5-sided nut instead. If the vehicle is operated in the cold climate regions of the United States where road salt is frequently used, water splashed backwards with high concentrations of road salt can reach the spare tire carrier and corrode the spare tire carrier assembly cable. The subject vehicles are equipped with the spare tire stowed under the vehicle. If this happens at highway speeds, this could be a very dangerous situation. The spare tire is stored under the vehicle, and apparently the steel cable could corrode and break, causing the spare tire to fall off. Some time ago, Toyota issued a recall for the 1998-2010 Toyota Sienna and 2003-2019 Highlander (Safety Recall A9E) spare tire cable. Previously I had mistakenly written that a smaller 13/16 inch penta-socket would work (used for turning on/off city water valves) – which is NOT the case, thankfully a reader caught this error and corrected me on this (Thank you Ron). The way that you measure these is from point to flat. The 5-sided nut used by Toyota for lowering the spare tire is a 15/16 inch or 23mm Penta Socket. I’m in an emergency situation, with a flat tire, and I need to lower the spare tire – where am I going to find a 5-sided socket? Here is a link to the official tool:ĥ-sided Socket Tool (Toyota Part#51942-28010, 51942-48010, 04004-66108) What Size Penta Socket is Used on Toyota Sienna? Thank you for your support! What Were They Thinking? I do not put any other type of ads on this site because I think they are annoying. If you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission – at no cost to you. What in the world, Toyota?!? Why do you use a non-standard, 5-sided nut to lower the spare tire? In this post we talk about why the spare lowers with a 5-sided nut, and more importantly, how to get the right tool!
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