[A/S] Wheel wells

[Stan Nicholson <stan@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dean & Kay -

Replacing the outer wheel wells is a major job. Ours had some nasty 
cracks, probably from previous episodes of exploding tires. Cracks 
are bad, 'cause they allow water slung up by the wheels to head 
pretty directly for the wood flooring. I don't know whether it's 
absolutely necessary to remove the axles in order to replace the 
wheel wells, but it sure looks like it would be a serious pain at 
best. Since we would have the axles off for the frame reinforcement 
and axle replacement, it made sense to invest the additional bucks to 
do the wheel wells. The wheel wells themselves aren't very expensive, 
but the job is complicated enough that it's a few hours of labor for 
each side to install them. I'm really happy, by the way, with the 
quality of work done at Oasis - it was well worth the 
600-miles-each-way drive to have things installed and set up by folks 
who know what they're doing. In fact, I made the trip twice - once to 
measure for the axles (and do a few other things, like replacing the 
incandescent fixtures), and a second time a few weeks later to 
actually do the frame/axle/wheel well work. It cost enough to buy 
another vintage trailer or two, but I really like having this one 
solid for another 32 years.

PS - It wasn't my most brilliant decision to just change the flat 
myself, rather than calling for roadside service. I hate to think 
what the actual temperature was on the asphalt in full desert sun in 
105 degree air temp. But at least I have some long rubber strips as 
souvenirs for my garage wall.

Stan
WBCCI 3136
'72 Overlander