Removing spare wheel on CRV...

**DOSHBTEK** · 16-09-2005 02:22 AM

Hi guys I'm thinking of removing my spare wheel on my crv to save petrol but I want to remove the metal bit that sticks out as well. How do i remove it? Because its held in place by 4 rounded flat screw things that I suspect you'd have to remove from the inside of the boot door. are you supposed to remove the plastic bit and unscrew from the inside? Help me out guys....

**slidetaker** · 16-09-2005 03:42 PM

yes u will have to disassemble the whole rear end door....it is impossible to reach those screws from the Tools compartment from the inside of the door....

**nexace** · 16-09-2005 04:05 PM

You might want to double check to make sure if driving without a spare tyre is legal or not. It's not something that is that noticeable with other cars but because the wheel is on the outside, better to be safe than sorry.

**bigdongers** · 16-09-2005 06:17 PM

Its illegal to drive with no spare unless you have run flats I think.

That being said, if you remove the spare and the metal mount, you will be left with holes in the door. Someone in the US did this and had to get the rear door welded and the holes covered.

**DOSHBTEK** · 16-09-2005 06:25 PM

Crikey... that would be a bother having holes in the back of ur car. Anybody have any other ingenius ways to save petrol on a CRV? I cant even get 100KM out of $15 nowadays.

**fudge04au** · 18-09-2005 06:38 AM

Never had any probs with the mileage on my cr-v about 550 on a full tank. But my mechanic is magic!

**Chi** · 18-09-2005 08:05 AM

Originally Posted by fudge04au

Never had any probs with the mileage on my cr-v about 550 on a full tank. But my mechanic is magic!

Did he loosen ur throttle cable?

**fudge04au** · 18-09-2005 08:34 AM

Originally Posted by Chi

Did he loosen ur throttle cable?

Probably, but i drive like a granny anyway!

**DOSHBTEK** · 18-09-2005 02:50 PM

what does loosening your throttle cable do?

**fudge04au** · 19-09-2005 01:44 AM

Originally Posted by DOSHBTEK

what does loosening your throttle cable do?

Dude i think CHI was being funny, loosening your throttle cable could yield no positive results!

You'de save alotta petrol hurtling down the highway at 10km/H with a loose throttle cable, but itd be crap!

**Pogi** · 24-09-2005 12:34 AM

to save on fuel:

- have a very light foot
- keep the revs under 2k, 3k at most

can't really save much more on fuel if you do lots of city driving

**Campbell** · 13-10-2005 10:48 PM

Leaving off the spare wheel, and bracket, wouldn't even give you a 5% improvement. (Come on, some one prove me wrong.) So would that be worth it?

One method for getting better economy I heard of was fitting a much stronger throttle return spring. With drive by wire throttles you'd need to fit that to the pedal and not the butterfly.

Take those tyre pressures up to the mid to high 30's (psi) (check tyre wear to find optimum pressure though) And get that wheel alignment checked and spot on.

It varies from state to state on the legality of driving without a spare. But if you upset Mr Plod on a bad day he may issue a vehicle defect notice for it (original equipment for roadworthy must always be present and servicable. (But who checks?))