{"id":2915,"date":"2023-07-20T06:54:46","date_gmt":"2023-07-20T10:54:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/?p=2915"},"modified":"2023-07-20T06:54:46","modified_gmt":"2023-07-20T10:54:46","slug":"spare-tire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/?p=2915","title":{"rendered":"Spare tire"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The lock on the spare tire compartment was frozen so I used my grinder with a cutoff wheel to drop the old spare. I looks like it has never been removed since new. It’s a 195\/80 D75 (D for dummy spare). Similar to today’s donut spares. Totally toast with lots of sidewall cracking. I’ll look for a replacement. The regular 225\/70R15 tires have a diameter of 27.4 inches. A 205\/75 R15 is 27.10″ and a 215\/75 R15 is 27.7″ So I think either one would be OK as long as I mount it on the front – if a rear tire goes flat I’ll have to mount the spare on the front and move the good front tire to the rear. I think the posi wouldn’t like running with unequal diameter tires in place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One bolt came out of the bracket OK, but not the other. In the end I had to remove the bracket from the frame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The cut mounting rod is in the centre with the frozen lock on the bottom and the seized rod nut on top.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Parts sandblasted and ready for paint. I’ll use new bolts for the bottom section and the old bolts with new nylon lock nuts for bracket to frame attachment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Painted with Tremclad rust primer and glossy black rust paint. Now to just fine a tire…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The lock on the spare tire compartment was frozen so I used my grinder with a cutoff wheel to drop the old spare. I looks like it has never been removed since new. It’s a 195\/80 D75 (D for dummy spare). Similar to today’s donut spares. Totally toast with lots of sidewall cracking. I’ll look … <\/p>\n

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