Date:         Fri, 10 Sep 1999 13:58:12 -0700
Reply-To:     Stuart MacMillan <stuart@COBALTGROUP.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stuart MacMillan <stuart@COBALTGROUP.COM>
Organization: The Cobalt Group
Subject:      Re: Rhein 15" Alloy wheels
Comments: To: Magic1910@AOL.COM
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Only if the wheel falls off while you are going fast, 'cause the brake
drum may come off too leaving you with only front brakes.  But then you
will be having other serious problems to occupy your attention!


Greg Morrison wrote:
>
> In a message dated 9/10/99 10:29:38 AM, tyg@OZ.NET wrote:
>
> <<I had some problems fitting the rear wheels on my brake drums.  The wheels
> hit a bolt head in two places on each wheel, ~1/4 by 1/2".  The guys at
> Discount caught this and wouldn't install the wheels until I Dremeled a
> couple of small divots in the back of each wheel.  Once my 20 minutes of
> machine work was complete, these wheels installed with no further problems.
> >>
>
> Question:  When I switched to alloys I removed these two bolts from each rear
> wheel and have had no problems.  Should I be worried?  Thanks!
> Greg & Val
> 86.5 Camper Syncro WLE
> 79 Bug

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