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[Bobbokush at aol.com]

sorry for screaming, i just want to remove spare tire well because of a  
rust issue under the tire and either place spare tire on top of trunk or  
repair or fiberglass trunk well and put it back if possible.the trunk opens  
fine.
 
 
In a message dated 1/8/2014 4:03:32 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
jadney at vwtype3.org writes:

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

> 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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