Spare Tyre

[familyman]

Can i ask everyone to check the air pressure in their spare tyres ? did mine yesterday ,only to find it down to 20 psi -no use to anyone in the event of a puncture , it only takes a minute and would save a lot of hassle if you were unlucky enough to get a puncture .

[Guest wolfie]

I check mime every time I clean the garage out! I should really sling it in the skip next time as the tyre walls have cracked! and that happened way before I took it off the car! shame really as it has never been on the road and used in anger :blink:

[big_kev]

20psi although far from ideal is not a worry for a galaxy spare tyre.....it will get you home no problem...cost you a bit on performance and fuel economy.

Although I would only recommend fitting it to the rear wheels.....keep the good ones on the front.

 

More worrying is the state of the spare tyre.........especially any side wall damage.

 

Anyone know how long a tyre should be kept as an unused spare before it the rubber starts to decay ?

[tim-spam]

It is recommended that tyres should be replaced after no more than 8 years, although this is an absolute maximum. The Caravan Club recommends changing caravan tyres after 5 years, and the Fire Service replaces tyres on fire engines after around 6 years.

[Bigjeeze]

How do they do that? I can't get my tyres to last more than 28K miles or two years!!!!

[adrianf.]

How do they do that? I can't get my tyres to last more than 28K miles or two years!!!!

 

 

 

28K

 

Id be happy to get that out of two sets

Me thinks i need to slow down a bit eh

[tim-spam]

Fire engines, caravans, trailers, etc. rarely do enough miles to wear out the tyres - hence the age limit.

[tim-spam]

Oh, and by the way, did you realise that you never have to replace the spare on the new Galaxy?

[mumof4]

Oh, and by the way, did you realise that you never have to replace the spare on the new Galaxy?

 

Thats coz it doesnt have one... :rolleyes:

[tim-spam]

So that's the reason....

[Ivor_E_Tower]

Anyone know how long a tyre should be kept as an unused spare before it the rubber starts to decay ?

 

When I traded my Honda in for the Gal, the Honda still had its original spare - 18 years old and only used for about 10 miles once after I got a puncture from motorway debris.

 

Another good reason for keeping the spare up to pressure is that if you are unfortunate enough to be rear-ended, the tyre wil absorb quite a bit of the impact. The spare should always be kept at the maximum pressure (7-up, high speed journey when fully laden) as it is comparatively easy to let a bit of air out if you have to replace it for less onerous duties

[MadBaz]

I check my spare rarely, but I do carry one of them little 12v compressors for sale on some forecourts for about a fiver, its not very accurate or powerful but it does the job when necessary, its also useful for inflating the boys footballs, I think its a must have, can save some time/calling recovery when little b*****d of a nephew has let 2 tyres down!