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Date:         Fri, 30 Oct 1998 11:38:37 -0500
Reply-To:     David Bogle / Architecture <bogle@BWAY.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         David Bogle / Architecture <bogle@BWAY.NET>
Subject:      Re: Syncro Spare Tires
Comments: To: Budd Premack <bpremack@WAVETECH.NET>
Comments: cc: vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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And I'll add to the questions with:


What method is best for rotating the spare into the mix?  Can steel belted
radials still only be used on one side of the vehicle (rotated in one
direction?)  I suppose you could take the tire off the wheel and reverse it.


Regards,
--
David Bogle


'72 Campmobile 2.0L (For Sale)
'87 Vanagon GL Syncro Westfalia (~1K on (4) MXTs, 0K on spare)


Budd Premack wrote:


> How critical is it, for purposes of safeguarding the viscous coupling, to
> have a spare tire that is the exact type, size, and tread wear to that of
> the other tires?.....
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