Nail in Tyre

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Checking my van over Yesterday I found a nail in the front tyre tread, OH no I thought, van was going in for an MOT today, what do I do . I bit the bullet and removed the nail, from the tread , got some soapy water and did the bubble check, all seemed OK , seems I had got away with it, the tyre has only done 1,100 miles as it was new last year so a lot of tread on it, , anyway this morning tyre was still full pressure, sigh of relief, now for the dreaded MOT, well the van passed no problem, no Advisories either so it was my lucky day today, big sigh of relief,, My van is 54 Reg , Sept 2004 first reg, so it is getting on in years, 77,500 miles on it FIAT Ducato so it is doing well I think,
 
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My van actually has a spare tyre underslung at the rear it has never been on the road ,I check it's pressure regularly and it is never in the Sun so a good tyre but I once removed it from the carrier checked it out and replaced it in the carrier, wow what a struggle that was I had to use a jack to raise and hold it in position so I could get the bolts back in the carrier , I doubt the Jack I have for the van would lift the van anyway, and whether I could get the wheel bolts off to change the wheel I doubt, a job for the breakdown service , but Yesterdays nail in the tyre came at a bad time as I did not want to miss the MOT appointment but all worked out well in the end, I have at home break down cover too ? Why is it that we always try to fix things ourselves when paying for a breakdown service too ? one of life's mysteries I think ??
 
I think the fixing stuff is just in you or not .

As a general rule, old fogeys like me (70) have learned to fix things and take some pleasure in keeping things going. Younger folk seem to be more given to chuck stuff away and buy the most recent replacement. This explains why I have cellar full of "come in handy" bits, some of which I made in the first year of my apprenticeship in 1968.😂

Cheers

H
 
Trigger said:
Checking my van over Yesterday I found a nail in the front tyre tread, OH no I thought, van was going in for an MOT today, what do I do . I bit the bullet and removed the nail, from the tread , got some soapy water and did the bubble check, all seemed OK , seems I had got away with it, the tyre has only done 1,100 miles as it was new last year so a lot of tread on it, , anyway this morning tyre was still full pressure, sigh of relief, now for the dreaded MOT, well the van passed no problem, no Advisories either so it was my lucky day today, big sigh of relief,, My van is 54 Reg , Sept 2004 first reg, so it is getting on in years, 77,500 miles on it FIAT Ducato so it is doing well I think,
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Iveco sofim engine, so will go for very long if serviced, filters cam belt and cam follower shims if required. (y)
 
Winks said:
I think the fixing stuff is just in you or not .

As a general rule, old fogeys like me (70) have learned to fix things and take some pleasure in keeping things going. Younger folk seem to be more given to chuck stuff away and buy the most recent replacement. This explains why I have cellar full of "come in handy" bits, some of which I made in the first year of my apprenticeship in 1968.😂

Cheers

H
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I must be one of the 'younger people', because I'm only 68 (for another 5 weeks) and I do like new tyres ... 🙄

Steve
 
Trigger said:
My van actually has a spare tyre underslung at the rear it has never been on the road ,I check it's pressure regularly and it is never in the Sun so a good tyre
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Using one of those puncture repair tools theres no need to remove the wheel. I also though my spare was like Yours but when I removed it there was a deep crack 4" long down by the rim It was about 10 yrs old
 
I am too knackered now to have a chance at removing a wheel so just use breakdown if needed or take to a garage. I had one rear blow out running a slow puncture and apart from the tyre I got away with it completely. I once took a car tyre (on rim) for repair as it looked great externally but when removed it had internal damage and was scrap so probably best having a look off the rim. I wouldn’t trust a repair I did now but if tyre place said it was okay and repaired it I would be happy enough.
 
Winks said:
I think the fixing stuff is just in you or not .

As a general rule, old fogeys like me (70) have learned to fix things and take some pleasure in keeping things going. Younger folk seem to be more given to chuck stuff away and buy the most recent replacement. This explains why I have cellar full of "come in handy" bits, some of which I made in the first year of my apprenticeship in 1968.😂

Cheers

H
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I don't have a cellar for my "come in handy" bits, but being an even older fogey (76) they have filled my shed, utility room, loft and part of the spare bedroom. Now they seem to be extending into other parts of the house, but I wouldn't be without them because they DO regularly come in handy. And what satisfaction that gives !
 
DaveP said:
I don't have a cellar for my "come in handy" bits, but being an even older fogey (76) they have filled my shed, utility room, loft and part of the spare bedroom. Now they seem to be extending into other parts of the house, but I wouldn't be without them because they DO regularly come in handy. And what satisfaction that gives !
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Another (almost) 76 year old fogey who has outside sheds and a house with neatly tucked away bits and bobs that come in handy, and the fettling is not only satisfying, it's free. I rather like free. 👍
 
davef said:
From what I could find out, OKO can only be used in new tyres to prevent problems, whereas it seems Puncturesafe can be added to tyres that have been in use. Handy if you find a nail in a tyre...
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Once you find that nail in your tyre it's very likely to have been run flat and suffered side wall damage very often on the inside so not visualy apparent. Driving with a bottle of !prevenative fluid! of which ever make in the boot is defeating the object it's better in the tyre where its intended to be to stop that run flat. Ok can be added to new or part worn tyres I've been doing it professionaly for 40+ yrs and have seen its worked when removing worn tyres
 
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