I think he said that the catch caught in his email, or alluded to it....

He would need a lot more than a bolt otherwise....

Adam Puzerewski
----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry Hamm" <ldhamm@xmission.com>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2000 6:39 PM
Subject: Re: [VANAGON] Spare Tyre Bolt

> Luke Plaizier wrote:
>
> > I recently left mine loose accidentally, and had a bit of a conniption
when
> > it dropped and let the whole thing fall at about 65 mile-hour.
>
> Luke,
> Are you missing the little spring loaded catch that holds the pan up after
the
> bolt is loose, or did it not do it's job when the bolt dropped?
> Larry