Flat tire

dixie_dean_2

Woke up on Christmas morning to an unwelcome present. Sorry to be really thick...but what do I do now? I pumped it up and it stayed ok for about 5 hours so I think I will be ok to drive on it but not sure? Think I have a spare and I could probably look online to figure out how to change it. But then do I need to buy one new one or two or four? and does it cost much extra to have the people at the tyre place change it?

Cheers,
Bob, real man.

cutandshut

Pump it up and drive to a tyre dealer. They will sort you out. They may repair it or fit you a new one. Probably best to ring them first.

Wig

Change it for the spare, then pump up the worn one and examine it for a screw head in the tread, showing you that it has a puncture, or pump it up and listen all over it for the sound of leaking air, mark the spot where the air leak is and take it to a professional for repair.

Take advice from the repairer as to what needs putting on where, but in reality you don't have to change 2 tyres just because you have changed 1.


National tyres will do a puncture repair for about £10 with this voucher....It's not "free" because you pay for valve and fitting.
http://www.national.co.uk/special-offers.aspx

or a local independant tyre shop should be able to do a puncture repair for about £10

Mankysteve

To change a tyre
1) loosen(dont remove) the wheel bolts/nuts on the offending wheel.

2) Jack the car up(you'll need to check your manual where your jacking points are).

3) Completely remove the wheel bolts and replace tyre with spare

4) Replace wheel bolt tighten as much as you can till wheel spin

5) Drop the car back onto the floor and make sure all the wheel bolt are tight.

I wouldn't risk driving any distance on the tyre, It sounds like you've got a slow puncture, presuming there nothing else untoward a tyre place should be able to repair the tyre rather than replace.

If you do need to replace the tyre its a good idea to replace the its opposite wheel, helps handling/breaking. Although many people dont bother and its not a MOT failure.

dixie_dean_2

Just been quoted £20 to repair (if possible) from Kwik Fit. I presume they're more expensive than most but they're on the way to work so handy. I see they have a cheap online price for a new tyre - does anyone know if they'll match that price at the garage?

[Deleted User]

An independent garage or one of those part worn tyre places will do a repair cheaper.

Notmyrealname

Deleted_User wrote: »

An independent garage or one of those part worn tyre places will do a repair cheaper.

Please don't go to one of these. Its a false economy that can sometimes leave your life at risk. Many of the smaller ones sell tyres that are barely above the legal limit and only last a few thousand miles.

mikey72

All my cars came with part worn tyres.
I never changed them until they wore out.

oldhand

There was I thinking it was a wind up,,"think I have a spare and could look online to find out how to change it" and "do I buy one,two,or four new tyres"?? and all this from,bob real man,.........:think::think:

dixie_dean_2

There was some irony in the sign-off. Just a little. I did fix my fence recently though. Grrr.

mikey72

dixie_dean wrote: »

There was some irony in the sign-off. Just a little. I did fix my fence recently though. Grrr.

Didn't leave any nails on the drive did you?

How much tread is there left on the tyre, if it wasn't much, I've phone around for prices for a new tyre, and just pump it up and drive there.
If it was nearly new, I'd try to save it, and swop it for the spare.