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Bobbokush at aol.com
Bobbokush at aol.com
Wed Jan 8 18:27:05 PST 2014
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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Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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