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Major Iyeswater ![]() Groupie ![]() ![]() Joined: 24 Oct 06 Online Status: Offline Posts: 82 |
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As people have already stated a spare wheel including tyre will not set you back a fortune for a standard 8 or 10inch size so it has got to be the most sensible thing to carry one, or even two as it is not unknown for them to be stolen whilst at a meeting. But the tyre weld products may save you having to get dirty or soaking wet putting the spare on! You will probably have to chuck it away afterwards, as most tyre places will not entertain cleaning all the gloop out and fixing a puncture afterwards, especially as it is then almost impossible to get the puncture repair to stick correctly even then. OK not a problem on a cheep trailer tyre but think twice before using this stuff on a more expensive tyre fitted to your car. I would also recommend carrying a spare hub complete with bearings plus nuts and a tub of grease, as these units also fail regularly especially if not maintained (greased) or the trailer is used for launching as well, they are not difficult to change bit messy but that is easily solved with a couple of pairs of disposable latex gloves, most garages give plastic ones away at the diesel pumps! Don’t forget a suitable jack as well - the one supplied for your car may well be useless when it comes to your trailer. As other threads have already stated the very nice man from the breakdown company may well refuse to entertain changing a trailer wheel, replacing a hub or even recovering a broken down trailer - expensive! |
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Fans1024 ![]() Posting king ![]() ![]() Joined: 30 Nov 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 177 |
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Jack? You dont need a jack, thats what helms are for. |
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mike ellis ![]() Really should get out more ![]() ![]() Joined: 30 Dec 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 2339 |
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i used to have bike tyres with kevlar or something woven into the wall of the tyre for my mountain bike, thats been ridden over a lot of broken glass and sharp shingle and the tyres are still fine, the bike is dead but the tyres are on my sisters bike and still going, no punctures. |
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600 732, will call it Sticks and Stones when i get round to it.
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JimC ![]() Really should get out more ![]() ![]() Joined: 17 May 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 6662 |
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One note though, if you do use the aerosol things you are probbly throwing the wheel away afterwards! That glop is horrible to work with, and anyone sensible will charge you more to fix the wheel than a replacement costs... As for doing it yourself - you can: I wouldn't!
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Oli ![]() Really should get out more ![]() Joined: 23 Mar 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1020 |
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found the one i was thinking about |
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PeterV ![]() Posting king ![]() Joined: 24 Feb 07 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 131 |
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I've tried the Tyre Weld repairs several times before. On a motorbike tyre they're useless, lucky if you last 5 miles. On an old trolley it worked fine, but the pressures and loads are very low. I keep one in my boot but basically I wouldn't expect it to be very reliable. Remember that with any trailer tyre it's the sidewalls that usually blow, so cracked sides is bad news and under inflation allows a lot more flexing of the side walls, and an earlier failure. |
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