Gotta remove fender skirt to change '67's tire?

["D. Dardalis" <dardal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes.  Otherwise, the tire does not clear.  Do not raise the car from the 
rear axle, otherwise the tire will still not clear.  You need to raise from 
the body (or the bumper if you use the [horrible] bumper jack) and let the 
suspension drop.  If you have never removed the skirt before, it may seem 
tough, but its quite easy.  You need to lift the little hook on the back of 
the skirt so it does not touch the sheet metal , then push it inwards so it 
goes over the sheet metal ridge.  Them the hook can be easily moved 
downwards, which then releases the skirt.  When you re-install the skirt, 
install the front part first, then the rear (make sure all the little pins 
fit in the right holes) and then you relock the hook.  D^2

At 03:00 PM 2/28/2002 -0600, you wrote:

>Please help settle a bet.  Must a '67's fender skirt be removed
>in order to change the rear tire?
>
>Tim Klein
>'67 Crown 4DHT, haze green
>Plano, Texas
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