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Fiesta spare wheel clamp?
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Just bought a spacesaver spare for my Fiesta.
I'm damned if I can figure out how to use this :huh:
If a put the wheel with the outside facing down, the threaded bar won't screw down far enough to secure the wheel, but if I put the wheel with the outside facing up, the threaded bar won't reach the threaded hole in the floor pan.
What am I doing wrong?
Also,what on earth is the rectangular plastic bit?
I'm damned if I can figure out how to use this :huh:
If a put the wheel with the outside facing down, the threaded bar won't screw down far enough to secure the wheel, but if I put the wheel with the outside facing up, the threaded bar won't reach the threaded hole in the floor pan.
What am I doing wrong?
Also,what on earth is the rectangular plastic bit?
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Is it designed for a full width wheel?0
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is it some kind of spacer to allow full tightness (with wheel facing 'down'? Or add a few washers and keep the other bit as a desk ornament!0
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Norman_Castle wrote: »Is it designed for a full width wheel?
I doubt it, because that would make it even shorter than it would need to be.
BTW, and I probably should've mentioned this earlier. The large round piece has a flange on it, which is a nice fit in the centre hole of the wheel.0 -
Long shot...does the round flanged piece screw into the jack...which in turn screws to the floor pan?0
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Otherwise I think the conclusion is that Bob has a knob that is too short to screw with.Mr Generous - Landlord for more than 10 years. Generous? - Possibly but sarcastic more likely.0
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Mr.Generous wrote: »Otherwise I think the conclusion is that Bob has a knob that is too short to screw with.
I've had no complaints so far.
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Sample size probably below statistical significance.Bedsit_Bob wrote: »I've had no complaints so far.
If someone is nice to you but rude to the waiter, they are not a nice person.0
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