got a puncture :(

[pritchp]

Hey guys,

just walked past my car on my lunch break and noticed my rear drivers tyre was flat... tried to pump it up using a foot pump and it didnt do anything so looks like im gunna need a new tyre.

gunna leave work early and go to the garage to see if they car repair the tyre..

heres the issue... my AA membership ran out yesterday (ha great one, why we didnt renew is beyond me (we are on a family policy)). i have a spare, but i cant get the wheel off.. its pretty much bonded itself onto the hub....

now would it be ok for me to just pump the tyre up as much as i can and then drive slowly to the garage (12 miles). Or do i need to get this wheel off..

its not flat to the point the rim is on the ground.

 

[maggi200]

12 miles isn't really close. I wouldn't.

 

[Bones]

Probably not the best idea to drive on it as you dont know how fast its going down

 

[singlespeed]

If they are 195-40-17 conti sport 3, the side wall is very stiff as they are XL rated, so even with the tyre completely flat and almost off the bead, the rim is still off the floor by a good amount. However if it is completely flat and driven, the sidewall will heatup and then fall appart fairly quickly. (from the point where I think I got my puncture, it was about two to three miles untill I could stop safely to change it and the side wall had started to melt and split).

If you can get the pressure up above 10-15psi, then drive slow and if needed top it up on the way

If they aren't XL, then a completely flat tyre will be goosed in 1 or 2 miles

 

[pritchp]

Scary thing is.. i drove to work on it... and i did think i could hear a puncture.. but i got out and checked them all and they all seemed fine... so carried on as normal and the sound seemed to stop... so i drove at "normal" speeds.

It is a conti 3

 

[DrDrew]

Perhaps it was a slow puncture. Did you notice any difference in feel or the car pulling off to one side on your way in?

 

[pritchp]

nopes, so im assuming it is a slow one.

 

[DrDrew]

Never had to do it - but can you use the trick of WD40 on the nut to try and get them off? (Am presuming it's still safe to do it on those bolts)

 

[pritchp]

naaa i can get the bolts out fine.. its the fact the wheel wont come off the hub.. its bonded/rusted itself on.

 

[toni_133]

get a rubber mallet and hit the tyre wall on the inside and it should move it (i know it may not be a lot of help as your at work), i had this issue so now make sure i copper grease the alloy and hub

 

[maggi200]

An advert for copper grease right there

Find a rubber mallet and get it off!

 

[DrDrew]

Ah - I see. Sorry must have mis-read/interpreted that bit. Rubber mallet or hammer and a small length of wood handy?

 

[pritchp]

yes because us accountants always carry rubber mallets don't we james haha

man im in a foul mood right now ...and its about to start to rain.. oo happy days.

 

[toni_133]

An advert for copper grease right there

Find a rubber mallet and get it off!

I used to have the same issue on my lupo, never good when you have a puncture

 

[DrDrew]

There not a maintenance dept. in your building/complex?

 

[toni_133]

ummmmmmm ........ trying to think of other things that might work, kick it if all else fails.

 

[maggi200]

haha true that rob, that's why you should copper grease it, so you don't need the non existent mallet!

 

[singlespeed]

With the car on the ground, and wheel bolts slackened 1/2 turn, apply handbrake and then gently(ish) try to drive fwd/backwards against the handbrake. This may unstick the hub, which, when the wheel is then given a forcefull wiggle will move on the hub as the bolts are slightly loose.

 

[toni_133]

With the car on the ground, and wheel bolts slackened 1/2 turn, apply handbrake and then gently(ish) try to drive fwd/backwards against the handbrake. This may unstick the hub, which, when the wheel is then given a forcefull wiggle will move on the hub as the bolts are slightly loose.

Thats a great idea, far better then trying to craft together a rubber mallet

 

[Ollie133cup]

We all have personal hammers , our feet. Use that works a treat. But get the nickel slip and grease it up .