2004 Toyota Tacoma Owners Manual - Page 254

'04 Tacoma U (L/O 0309) Turn the jack joint by hand. To remove: Turn the joint in direction 1 until the jack is free. To store: Turn the joint in direction 2 until the jack is firmly secured to prevent it flying forward during a collision or sudden braking. To remove the spare tire: 1. Put a jack handle, jack handle extension and jack handle end together as shown in the illustration. 1 Jack handle end 2 Jack handle extension 3 Jack handle NOTICE Tighten all joints securely. Otherwise, the extension may come off and it may damage the paint or vehicle body. 2. Insert the end of the jack handle end into the lowering screw and turn it counterclockwise with the handle. 3. After the tire is lowered completely to the ground, remove the holding bracket. When storing the spare tire, put it in place with the outer side of the wheel facing up. Then secure the tire, taking care that the tire goes straight up without catching on any other part, to prevent it from flying forward during a collision or sudden braking. 254 2004 TACOMA from Sep. '03 Prod. (OM35814U)