'68 Cougar spare tire & jack tools

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I recently purchased a ‘68 Cougar and the jack tools were loose in the trunk. I attempted to assemble everything(jack, wrench, cover plate) and attach to the threaded hook rod but it doesn’t fit as shown on the trunk decal.
Not sure how to attach a photo.

Any advice or photos of assembly?

Thanks

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It is possible that you have the wrong threaded hook rod. The correct one should be about 8” long with about 3 1/4” of threads and 1/2 X 13 threads. That information is from the WCCC website. It is also possible you have the wrong size spare tire. A 1968 will usually have a 14 X 6 wheel. How does this match up with what you have?

Randy Goodling

CCOA #95

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Hi Randy,

Good observations.
I will check these measurements and the tire size and respond back.

What size should be the spare tire?

Thank you,
James

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Most 1968s would have a 14 X 6 steel wheel. If the car was ordered with the optional styled steel wheels then it should have a styled steel wheel as the spare. There also was an optional collapsible spare tire. You will need to have a Marti report on your car or the original window sticker to know how your car was equipped.

Randy Goodling

CCOA #95

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You may need to adjust the jack so it fits inside the spare wheel rim.

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Yes, thank you. I did open up the jack a bit and that helped. I believe the order from bottom to top is jack, tire, cover plate, jack wrench, wing nut, with the outside of the rim pointing up.

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If you have the standard wheel there is no cover plate. The jack handle retains the spare wheel and has a hole for that.

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Thank you, Royce. I am not sure if it is an original spare wheel.

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The date the wheel was made would be interesting.

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I’ll see what I can find out. Is the date on the inside tub or the front/back of the wheel?

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Should be on the front of the wheel. All I have seen also identify the maker who is Kelsey Hayes (KH).

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Thanks, Royce.

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So I got some additional information regarding my spare tire/mount set up.
My spare rim is 7 inches wide lip to lip, so I have to believe it’s a 6 inch rim(?). The rim has a stamped marking of E84, but I don’t know what that references.
The tire is a 195/75/R14.
The hook rod is less than 8 inches long and has 4 inches of threads on it.
From some of the prior responses, I have the wrong hook rod and possibly the wrong rim and tire to properly mount the spare in it’s original position.

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Hmm the original is more like 9 inches so that won’t work.

https://secure.cougarpartscatalog.com/c6oz-1448-a.html?sessionthemeid=26

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Thanks! You had mentioned in a previous post on this thread that there was no cover plate, but this is from the WCCC website link you sent me for the J hook:
“Additionally, look for the wheel centering plate or disc, part number C5ZZ-1424-A”.

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The center plate was only used for the styled steel wheels but it will work on any of them.