Flat tyres

That's not good. :o

You've probably looked, but might you have a snapped spring?
 
ronk said:
How much tread is on the other tyre?
What will the LSD tolerate?
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Both the same wear…Quaife can cope with continuous large amount ie with space saver no issue.. :thumbsup:

I’ll keep the other as a spare assuming I stick with Asy 5s..add it to collection of wheels n tyres :rofl:

4,000 miles and I guess about 2/3 worn out to the 3mm wear limit :tumbleweed:
 

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Deepseaskateboard said:
flybobbie said:
AA or RAC ok if you have mobile signal.
My major flat tyre wall ripped out, dark, rainy country lane.
I just drove home on the flat tyre about 10 miles.
Not a run flat tyre.
Next day discovered i had two flats.
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I think I have had a flat tyre twice when driving in need of replacement, since I was 18.

If the cost of AA cover is multiplied by the number of years unused, minus the cost of two new tyres, the maths says just drive home slowly and have two tyres replaced.

Runflats did provide some more security, or let one drive at faster speeds to get home, but the car is much better on the normal tyres, which are less expensive to replace anyway.

The tyreslime stuff sounds like a miracle product, but is it worth risking your life over? If you had a puncture you knew about, best just to get the tyre changed.
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I didn't bother with AA cover for a year while living in Exeter. My engine blew up on the M6 near Warrington. The maths did not support my decision on that occasion... although the AA guy was fantastic in finding me a scrap yard that would take my car with the promise that I would send on the V5 later, otherwise I would have had to pay for him to tow me 250 miles and the maths would have been a LOT worse!
 
tiglon said:
Deepseaskateboard said:
flybobbie said:
AA or RAC ok if you have mobile signal.
My major flat tyre wall ripped out, dark, rainy country lane.
I just drove home on the flat tyre about 10 miles.
Not a run flat tyre.
Next day discovered i had two flats.
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I think I have had a flat tyre twice when driving in need of replacement, since I was 18.

If the cost of AA cover is multiplied by the number of years unused, minus the cost of two new tyres, the maths says just drive home slowly and have two tyres replaced.

Runflats did provide some more security, or let one drive at faster speeds to get home, but the car is much better on the normal tyres, which are less expensive to replace anyway.

The tyreslime stuff sounds like a miracle product, but is it worth risking your life over? If you had a puncture you knew about, best just to get the tyre changed.
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I didn't bother with AA cover for a year while living in Exeter. My engine blew up on the M6 near Warrington. The maths did not support my decision on that occasion... although the AA guy was fantastic in finding me a scrap yard that would take my car with the promise that I would send on the V5 later, otherwise I would have had to pay for him to tow me 250 miles and the maths would have been a LOT worse!
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I hope it wasn't a Z4!
 
Deepseaskateboard said:
I hope it wasn't a Z4!
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Of course not! These were the days of my cars being sub-£1k eBay bargains and, in this case, a high mileage MR2 Roadster - in fairness to her, she had already taken me to the alps and back which included 3 consecutive 14+ hour driving days on the way there. Not bad for £800 :thumbsup:
 
Marcoose said:
Peter, did you confirm the leak was coming from the cut on the photo?
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Hi yes..could play a nice tune on it with 3 Bar pressure and a wet finger! :thumbsup:

Still can't quite work out how a gremlin had a box cutter knife and stabbed the inside as I went by.. :tumbleweed:
 
I had a couple of screws several years ago on nearly new tyres. All slow to go down.
Then discovered where they probably came from.
A kitchen fitter had placed skip opposite his works unit, with old cupboards pilled up.
He had to cross the road i travelled along to dump his stuff.
 
I’ve got a plug kit in the boot but I think access to the rear tyres might give me a problem?
(Unless I’m missing a trick)
 
I carry 2 motorbike plug kits; for round and for non-round punctures. Only used once, on a mate’s motorbike.
 
I wonder why it specifies Cross Ply tyres?

I didn’t think they were still available ?

Good tip re the pumps from the scrappers :thumbsup:
 
I asked my regular tyre fitter about the rats tails, he said they use them all the time when called out to lorries or farm tractors.
He said to tie a knot in the tail before inserting.
 
As a temp get you home fix I can live with it..

In a tractor with low speed and massive volume wihin the tyre I can live with it..

With a lorry with even more air and more wheels I could live with it

For 155mph car on just 4 small wheels I can't live with it apart from a get you home measure..

Each to their own..
 
Well they are convience to get you home. But pretty much never had a puncture that wasn't slow to deflate. So always carry pump.
Only serious was sidewall ripped out by pot hole, so now have space saver. Which i have never used in 7 years. Dead weight really.
 
flybobbie said:
Well they convience to get you home.
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For sure as said I carry them plus the gunk..my last puncture was the first I've had where those remedies would have worked..in my case I just inflated it and got home before it went down again..

Still feel my AA card is my best option on a long journey!
 
The kit i mentioned doesn't use the rat tail type. Obviously have a proper repair or new tyre , but they are great for a temp repair. Never had a problem with them if used correctly. Not sure if any repair is advisable if you use all the performance in a car.
 
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