Yes, there is supposed to be bolt holding the spare tire carrier in
place. The latch is only there for AFTER the bolt is removed....or
before it is put back.

On May 16, 2008, at 10:34 PM, Slloth wrote:

> Well I looked above to tire carrier and saw that valve.  It wasn't
> very
> hard to manually close.  I think that fixed the problem although I am
> still getting a little heat I figure that is the "ram air" or fresh
> air
> coming from outside?  But it's not burning my feet anymore.  I drive
> barefoot most of the time.  Also that latch holding up the spare tire
> didn't seem very stout.  Is it only held up by the latch or is there
> supposed to be a bolt or something holding it up?
>
> --
> '84 Westfalia, 1.9L
> '73 FJ40, 2F