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[Jim Adney]

On 8 Jan 2014 at 16:12, Bobbokush at aol.com wrote:

> CAN THE FRONT SPARE TIRE WELL BE REMOVED ON A 1970 VW FASTBACK WITHOUT  
> CUTTING IT AWAY?

Woh Bro, easy on the shouting.

I assume you can't get your trunk open. If you can find someone else 
with the same year, you may be able to figure out where you can drill 
a hole in the front apron to get a screwdriver in there to lever 
against the release. That works if it's your only option.

If there's a spare tire in the well, getting the well out of the way 
really won't help. The tire will block your access even if you manage 
to remove the well.

It's also possible that you can manage to pull on the release wire 
enough to open the trunk. It helps to have 2 people: one to pull on 
the wire and another to bounce and pull on the trunk lid.

This problem usually happens when a screw is left out of the glove 
box mount. That single screw, on the left side, attaches the lever 
base plate to the metal dash and is critical to keeping the cardboard 
glove box from disintegrating from the stress of pulling on the 
lever. You may be able to install that screw and get the lever to 
work again.

Or it may be necessary to remove the glove box and pull on the wire 
directly.

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Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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