Nissan Micra spare wheel query

jaydeeuk1

FiremanDave wrote: »

Is there a magic way to get the full sized wheel out?

Same as getting out space saver except

1) you know everything will fit back again as before
2) you can carry on with journey as normal without being limited to 45
3) similar to above if its 3.am on a Sunday when time is of the essence you don't need to find some tyre fitter.

Advantages of a space saver over regular spare...
1) Umm....

I am assuming that the car has a tyre well and it isn't rolling around on the back seat next to your 4 year old.

Richard53

A full-size spare is better than a space-saver, but a space-saver is a whole lot better than a can of foam and a prayer. I'm happy with a space-saver as a compromise, except that ... my MX-5 has a Torsen rear diff, and the handbook specifically says 'do not use the spare wheel on the rear axle'. I suppose I could always run behind, Fred Flintstone style, carrying the !!!!-end.

Gloomendoom

Richard53 wrote: »

A full-size spare is better than a space-saver, but a space-saver is a whole lot better than a can of foam and a prayer. I'm happy with a space-saver as a compromise, except that ... my MX-5 has a Torsen rear diff, and the handbook specifically says 'do not use the spare wheel on the rear axle'. I suppose I could always run behind, Fred Flintstone style, carrying the !!!!-end.

Or take a front wheel off, replace with the space saver, and then put it on the back.

Driving with differing circumference wheels on each side of a driven axle won't do any kind of diff much good.

Norman_Castle

FiremanDave wrote: »

Why doesn't he just try the original now?

Because its bolted to the car.

Why don't you stop trying to correct everyone by blurting out unhelpful comments.
570 posts in 12 days?.

Gloomendoom

I must admit that wondered why the OP had asked the question on here, when simply trying the full size wheel in the boot at the tyre fitters would have been the best way of finding out.

FiremanDave

Norman_Castle wrote: »

Because its bolted to the car.

Why don't you stop trying to correct everyone by blurting out unhelpful comments.
570 posts in 12 days?.

Very foolish of me to think the spare was on the car Rodney.

hansi wrote: »

My wife had a puncture today and shredded the tyre. Luckily enough, a couple of lorry drivers helped and fitted the spare (temporary) wheel. This is my first experience of using this type of spare wheel, and I don't care for it very much. I am having both rear tyres replaced tomorrow, and I wondered if it would be possible to replace the small spare wheel tyre with one of the tyres which is being replaced or would I have to buy a new rim to do this.The spare looks very small on the car.

Norman_Castle

^ I think the op wanted wanted to keep one of the removed tyres and fit it to the space saver rim. If it didn't fit getting a full size rim was the alternative.

FiremanDave

Norman_Castle wrote: »

^ I think the op wanted wanted to keep one of the removed tyres and fit it to the space saver rim. If it didn't fit getting a full size rim was the alternative.

Well it won't fit but they can try the full size rim in the boot that the truck driver removed.

Norman_Castle

FiremanDave wrote: »

Very foolish of me to think the spare was on the car Rodney.

And the full size rim is un-inflated making it smaller.

FiremanDave

Norman_Castle wrote: »

And the full size rim is un-inflated making it smaller.

Well if that won't fit do you think an inflated one will?