Welcome to the Ocean Beach California VW Bus report. This is the ongoing trip, maintenance, and upgrade log for our 1976 VW Camper. The intent is to track the progress of "Independence" and to meet other local VW enthusiasts.

Monday, September 18, 2006

Maintenance: check your spare

Indy got a flat tire a couple of weeks ago. Just sitting there. Well, just sitting there a day after being driven the first time in a couple of months. Bah. And the day before a planned camping trip.

The jack is spectacular. The rusted lugnuts not so much. AAA to the rescue. Even if the towtruck driver could have removed the flat, the spare was even worse. I don't we'd even looked at it in 2 years. Shame on us.

So here's a reminder -- check your spare.

OB Tire couldn't find anything wrong with the flat. They had to chip/saw/melt off one of the lugnuts that was completely stripped (thanks AAA?). An expensive lesson: let the pros do all the hard work. And so I had them loosen all the other tires so that I'd be able to get them off the next time.

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