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RayM

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 Cheltenham
Morning all

I'm sure this has been done to death but when you remove your RFT what do you do for puncture? Carry Tyreweld I presume?

Cheers
 
tyre weld type product and a plug in air compressor.
If its good enough for Porsche...... :thumbsup:
 
MACK said:
tyre weld type product and a plug in air compressor.
If its good enough for Porsche...... :thumbsup:
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I thought if you bought the right can size it put enough pressure in ? But I suppose the compressor is a good back up :)
 
Yeah, tyre weld and a small compressor. Reminds me, I must replace my can I think its 4 years past its use by date :cry:

Edit: I've got AA cover too
 
Euro's do a kit by Slime which comes with a compressor all in a bag price varies from £25 to £35 I think.
I've got a space saver and AA cover.

Stuart
 
I borrowed a compressor and a 'tyre goo' kit from an Audi TT we were breaking at work a while back :)
My previous 2 cars haven't had spare wheels, so I'm probably living on borrowed time now :|
 
RayM said:
MACK said:
tyre weld type product and a plug in air compressor.
If its good enough for Porsche...... :thumbsup:
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I thought if you bought the right can size it put enough pressure in ? But I suppose the compressor is a good back up :)
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The problem with tyreweld and the like is they are just sold by volume. 300, 400 & 500ml etc not for a specific tyre size
The bigger cans of 500ml for example just says its for tyres bigger than 17" and doesn't specifically take into account sidewall profile and width etc
So obviously its going to seal and then inflate a 17" tyre to a higher pressure than a 19" tyre with the same width and profile.
Most tyreweld type products do tell you to check the pressures after a few miles or so of driving.
The danger is you stick a can of tyreweld in and drive on it massively under inflated and you damage/wear unevenly the tyre and ruin your chances of saving it and just having a puncture repaired. Not to mention the dangers of driving on an under inflated tyre.

The one and only time I've had to use tyreweld was probably 5-6 years ago, on my sister in laws car that had a puncture but the wheel was welded to the hub, so I couldn't get the spare on. I put a can of tyreweld in then set the pressure with a compressor as it was way way down on what it should be. Drove it around for a short distance (whatever was on the can) and then reduced the pressure by about 5psi to a few of psi above what it should be (allowing for the tyre now being warm). Got her and my brother home and saved the tyre by not driving on it massively under inflated. She got it fixed the next day and everything was fine with the tyre.
 
Same as I carry on a long journey on the bike, can of tyre weld and this
https://www.co2cartridges.co.uk/innovations-tyre-repair-kit-in-pouch-no-retail-packaging

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MACK said:
maxman said:
The space saver is the e46 17 in .
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Have you checked its the same overall diameter as your zed wheel/tyres etc?
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The 17 in space saver with the tyre gives a dia 63 cm approx,the 18in wheel with a tyre is roughly the same.
You need the 17in space saver to fit over the 3.0 brakes.
 
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