VANAGON archives -- February 2011, week 4 (#401)

Date:         Mon, 28 Feb 2011 13:41:55 -0600
Reply-To:     mcneely4@COX.NET
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From:         Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET>
Subject:      Re: Silly question about hub caps
Comments: To: Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
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Tom, whether you saw it or not, some of the commentary DID leave the impression that front and rear had different wheels.  Ron Salmon clarified the situation.

---- Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET> wrote:
> Here's a simpler answer to your 3 questions:
> >>>
> >>
> >> So, were front and rear wheels different on these older vans?
>
> NO
>
> >> Does that mean that tire rotation required removing the tires from the wheels and remounting them?
>
> NO
>
> >>  Did one have to carry two spares in order to have a wheel to mount front if needed, and one to mount rear if needed?
>
> NO
>
> >>  All seems needlessly complicated and a real functional problem.
>
> Huh?
>
>
> >

--
David McNeely

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