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Re: [T3] She's alive!!!!!! 66 Square Update


On 21 Oct 2001, at 22:19, Ginger D.&Peter P. wrote:

>     Russ, do you mean your rims don't have the "J" in the size
> description?  I went out to Phillip tonight and looked at the spare,
> which is date stamped 5/66 and size stamped 41/2J x 15.
>     Perhaps I'm wrong about the J standing for radial compatible
> safety rim.  Can someone confirm this, I don't want a sudden tire
> deflation at speed or in a corner!

I was also under the impression that the J indicated the safety rim, but I 
seem to recall a thread a year or so ago that said otherwise.

You can EASILY confirm this safety feature with the wheel and tire in place. 
Just feel the rim from the axle side; if it has the safety hump on the "inside"  
you will feel a depression on the "outside." The difference is very distinctive.

If your wheels have the beauty rings I don't know if you can reach thru the 
slots and feel the rim, but you can still reach around to the inside side of the 
wheel and feel there without difficulty.

-
Jim Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, WI 53711-3054
USA

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