Space Behind Temporary Tire in Trunk

I removed my temporary spare from the trunk the other day and found a pretty
large void behind it. Can this space somehow be used to store the jack?
Are there other creative uses that people have come up with to take
advantage of that space?
Thanks.

95 Triple Black

I've got a roll of duct tape, a bunch of tools wrapped in a towel and a tire
repair kit in mine. On the other side, behind the little panel that I have
attached with velcro...I have a tire gauge and a little air pump that runs
off the liter. My spare lives in the garage.
"Christopher Muto" > wrote in message
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>I removed my temporary spare from the trunk the other day and found a
>pretty large void behind it. Can this space somehow be used to store the
>jack? Are there other creative uses that people have come up with to take
>advantage of that space?
> Thanks.
>
> 95 Triple Black
>

Long ago I moved my spare to underneath the car (1990 model) and
rerouted the exhaust and muffler. That cubbyhole is useful for holding
the shop manual, a tupperware container of tools and parts, and a few
towels. Don't want to get caught out on the open road without a spare
in case of a flat (it's happened, twice).

Jim Stuyck


"BK" > wrote in message
...
> I've got a roll of duct tape, a bunch of tools wrapped in a towel and a
> tire repair kit in mine. On the other side, behind the little panel that
> I have attached with velcro...I have a tire gauge and a little air pump
> that runs off the liter. My spare lives in the garage.
> "Christopher Muto" > wrote in message
> news:IcOHe.15853$QX2.11138@trndny01...
>>I removed my temporary spare from the trunk the other day and found a
>>pretty large void behind it. Can this space somehow be used to store the
>>jack? Are there other creative uses that people have come up with to take
>>advantage of that space?
>> Thanks.
>>
>> 95 Triple Black
>>
>
>

I removed my spare the day I bought the car. I'm a real
estate broker and I use the space to carry signs, flyer
holders, lock boxes, a couple of rags, and even a small tool
box. This leaves the trunk completely open. If I lived in
Wyoming or Arizona, I would think twice about doing this.
But between living in Florida with towns always nearby and
having had only had one flat tire in 20 years, I don't worry
about driving without a spare.


"BK" > wrote in message
...
> I've got a roll of duct tape, a bunch of tools wrapped in
a towel and a tire
> repair kit in mine. On the other side, behind the little
panel that I have
> attached with velcro...I have a tire gauge and a little
air pump that runs
> off the liter. My spare lives in the garage.
> "Christopher Muto" > wrote in
message
> news:IcOHe.15853$QX2.11138@trndny01...
> >I removed my temporary spare from the trunk the other day
and found a
> >pretty large void behind it. Can this space somehow be
used to store the
> >jack? Are there other creative uses that people have come
up with to take
> >advantage of that space?
> > Thanks.
> >
> > 95 Triple Black
> >
>
>

On 2005-08-03, Randy Maheux > wrote:

> I removed my spare the day I bought the car.

One of the several dissapointments with the 'B' design was the
smaller trunk. With the 'A', you could toss the spare into the
corner of the garage and use the entier trunk. With the 'B',
they apparently decided that we're too stupid to make such a
decision and hid the spare in the trunk floor. Now if you
leave the spare out, the carpet won't lay down flat.

Don't get me started on the wimpy clutch/drivetrain.

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No. Please start.

On 2005-08-03, > wrote:

Please quote the article to which you're replying. Otherwise
it's difficult to tell whom you're addressing with your
request.

> No. Please start.

The clutches on the 'B' models are infamous for shuddering.

Apparently they cheaped out and switch to lighter weight
components. They supposedly "fixed" it after the first couple
years, but my 03's clutch shudders pretty bad when it's damp
out. When accellerating from a stop you get quite a bit of
wheel hop and the whole rear end and drive train shakes.

Once the clutch warms up, it's not nearly as bad.

The drive-train itself also seems to be quite less torsionally
stiff. As you go over bumps under acceleration, you get a
fore-aft oscillation of the car as the drive train
unwinds/winds.

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Grant Edwards > wrote:

>On 2005-08-03, > wrote:
>
>Please quote the article to which you're replying. Otherwise
>it's difficult to tell whom you're addressing with your
>request.
>
>> No. Please start.
>
>The clutches on the 'B' models are infamous for shuddering.
>
>Apparently they cheaped out and switch to lighter weight
>components.

I also not know about that. I was thinking they had probably
switched to a cheaper clutch friction material, say a harder
material to allow less of it to be used.

I too had clutch shudder after the dealer replaced my clutch.
I had the clutch replaced a second time by a non-Mazda one by
an independent shop, and it solved the problem.

> They supposedly "fixed" it after the first couple
>years, but my 03's clutch shudders pretty bad when it's damp
>out.

Why does "damp out" affect the lack of weight of components?

Leon

> When accellerating from a stop you get quite a bit of
>wheel hop and the whole rear end and drive train shakes.
>
>Once the clutch warms up, it's not nearly as bad.
>
>The drive-train itself also seems to be quite less torsionally
>stiff. As you go over bumps under acceleration, you get a
>fore-aft oscillation of the car as the drive train
>unwinds/winds.

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http://www.dommelen.net/miata
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On 2005-08-04, Leon van Dommelen > wrote:

>>The clutches on the 'B' models are infamous for shuddering.
>>
>>Apparently they cheaped out and switch to lighter weight
>>components.
>
> I also not know about that. I was thinking they had probably
> switched to a cheaper clutch friction material, say a harder
> material to allow less of it to be used.

Could be, the posting I read was a little vague on what had
changed.

> I too had clutch shudder after the dealer replaced my clutch.
> I had the clutch replaced a second time by a non-Mazda one by
> an independent shop, and it solved the problem.
>
>>They supposedly "fixed" it after the first couple years, but
>>my 03's clutch shudders pretty bad when it's damp out.
>
> Why does "damp out" affect the lack of weight of components?

Dunno. It obviously doesn't affect the weight of the
components, but it certainly aggravates the problem inherent in
whatever they changed.

Yow! I swear when I checked the TSB, my VIN wasn't included --
but I just looked again, and it is! I'm calling the dealer
tomorrow.

http://www.miata.net/garage/tsb/sb05-001.03.html

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>Please quote the article to which you're replying. Otherwise
it's difficult to tell whom you're addressing with your
request.

> No. Please start.

My bad. I realized after the fact that I was being vague. No doubt
that you caught my drift. Thx.

jeff