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Originally posted by Hazel
A cautionary tale from two other families who both 'drove over their spare wheels' and only just survived the experience- Both wheels had dropped from the wheel carrier under the body with near disasterous results- Worth everyone checking for rust!!
Mike (Hazels Dad) Clarabel and Co.
I was under Bonnie the other day and was squirming around trying to get a good position to weld, I grabbed hold of the spare wheel carriage bracket to pull me along - and it came off in my hand[:0] The outrigger it's attached to is fine but the pop rivets holding the bracket to it had corroded through[xx(] Glad I found it now.
The one on Bonnie only had sides on it that reached about half and inch up the box section so there was only room for a few fixings, I was just surprised it was only fitted with half a dozen pop rivets - and it looked original I've now welded extra pieces on to enable me to make it a lot more secure.
Summer's Coming
Originally posted by Hazel
A cautionary tale from two other families who both 'drove over their spare wheels' and only just survived the experience- Both wheels had dropped from the wheel carrier under the body with near disasterous results- Worth everyone checking for rust!!
Mike (Hazels Dad) Clarabel and Co.
I was under Bonnie the other day and was squirming around trying to get a good position to weld, I grabbed hold of the spare wheel carriage bracket to pull me along - and it came off in my hand[:0] The outrigger it's attached to is fine but the pop rivets holding the bracket to it had corroded through[xx(] Glad I found it now.
The one on Bonnie only had sides on it that reached about half and inch up the box section so there was only room for a few fixings, I was just surprised it was only fitted with half a dozen pop rivets - and it looked original I've now welded extra pieces on to enable me to make it a lot more secure.
Summer's Coming
