The Wheel Crank is an item that is used to lift up the gate in the Spider Cellar to access the hallway leading to cupboards #3 and #4.
Appearance[]
The Wheel Crank is a thin torus with four metal bars connecting to a smaller center ring. It is made out of corroded metal with chipping blue paint.
Usage[]
There is a gray stub in the back of the Wheel Crank Tunnel, which is located in the Spider Cellar. The Wheel Crank can be placed on the stub, and upon doing so, the Wheel Crank will immediately spin in place. Doing this will lift the gate in an adjacent hallway, giving the Player access to cupboards #3 and #4 in the Spider Cellar.
Spawning[]
The Wheel Crank spawns in one of the locations listed below:
- Preset 1: Hidden Closet - On the secret shelf, next to the Teddy.
- Inside of cupboard #4 is the Melon.
- Preset 2: Sauna - On the lower bench.
- Inside of cupboard #3 is the Playhouse Key.
- Inside of cupboard #3 is the Playhouse Key.
- Preset 3: Vent Tunnel - Set up against the wall to the left.
- Inside of the cupboard #3 room, on the floor, is the Winch Handle.
- Preset 4: Kitchen - In the Microwave.
- Inside of cupboard #3 is the Special Key.
- Preset 5: In the Jail Ventilator.
- Inside of cupboard #4 is the Orange Cogwheel.
Trivia[]
- The Wheel Crank is the first item in Granny that can spawn in the Sauna.
- The concept for the Wheel Crank was reused from the sequel, Granny: Chapter Two, where the Player would lift a Handwheel to open a gate on the Front Door.
- The sound for spinning the Wheel Crank is also reused from the same game.
- The Twins also includes a Handwheel, but it drains the sewer instead of lifting up a gate.
- The only difference between the Wheel Crank in Granny and its successor is that in Granny, it is only used to lift up the gate to get access to the hidden items. While in Granny: Chapter Two, it is used to open an escape route, thus deeming the item useful.
- The Wheel Crank could be necessary on some Presets but not on some Escaping Procedures, with examples including:
- Preset 1 - Is completely unnecessary because it leads to getting only the Crossbow, while all three Shotgun Parts are already out in the open. Obtaining all the other parts to get the Crossbow on this preset is also time consuming.
- Preset 2 - Is necessary if you want to escape through the Car or the Main Door because inside the Cogwheel Safe is the Padlock Key. You can use an exploit to bypass the Cogwheel Safe, however.
- Preset 3 - Is necessary if you want to escape through the Car or the Main Door because inside the Melon is the Padlock Key.
- Preset 4 - Is only necessary if you want to leave through the Escape Pipe, because inside the Cogwheel Safe is the Rusty Padlock Key, although you can use an exploit to bypass the Cogwheel Safe.
- Preset 5 - Is only necessary if you want to escape through the Car because inside the Cogwheel Safe is the Spark Plug.
- On all Presets except for Preset 3, the Wheel Crank leads to an item that contributes to the Cogwheel Safe's undoing.
- The Gate actually has an animation as it lifts up. This can only be observed using mods or hacks, as the gate lifts too quickly to witness it in vanilla gameplay.
- Preset 5 is the only Preset where the Wheel Crank is locked behind a puzzle, as it is out in the open on all other presets.
- While Preset 3 is the only preset where the Wheel Crank does not contribute to an item needed for the Cogwheel Safe, except on this preset, it contributes to the Padlock Key directly without accessing the Cogwheel Safe if you want to escape via the Car or the Main Door.
Gallery[]
The Wheel Crank as it appears in the Hidden Closet on preset #1.
The Wheel Crank as it appears in the Sauna on preset #2.
The Wheel Crank as it appears in the Vent Tunnel on preset #3.
The Wheel Crank as it appears in the Microwave on preset #4.
The Wheel Crank as it appears in the Jail Ventilator on preset #5.
The texture used for the Wheel Crank.