spare tire stuck follow up
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Re: spare tire stuck follow up
"riz" <riz@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> Just why is it that spare tires are made to be installed valve side down?
> Other than to make it difficult for weaklings like me to take it out and
> check the pressure?
To alleviate that little problem, buy one of these:
http://www.sportys.com/acb/showdetl....Product_ID=798
It's a $9 hose to attach to the spare's valve, making it easy to check the
pressure. You leave it permanently attached to the spare's valve (except, of
course, when you need to *use* the tire... if you can remove it in the first
place... ). ;)
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Re: spare tire stuck follow up
why not just buy a $9 portable tire pump air
compressor? Then when you take your spare out,
you can fill it up wherever you happen to be? Or
if you have a slow leak you can just fill up the
tire and drive to the nearest tire repair shop.
Mine fits under the trunk thing, along with a $10
bottle jack that works a billion times better
than that cheapass scissor jack they give you.
unless its minus 90 outside... :) Then I stick
to the scissor jack.
t
compressor? Then when you take your spare out,
you can fill it up wherever you happen to be? Or
if you have a slow leak you can just fill up the
tire and drive to the nearest tire repair shop.
Mine fits under the trunk thing, along with a $10
bottle jack that works a billion times better
than that cheapass scissor jack they give you.
unless its minus 90 outside... :) Then I stick
to the scissor jack.
t
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Re: spare tire stuck follow up
"riz" <riz@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> Just why is it that spare tires are made to be installed valve side down?
> Other than to make it difficult for weaklings like me to take it out and
> check the pressure?
>
It's a nice cavity where I stash a bag with an old pair of jeans and jacket
for working on the car while out on the road (only once in 21 yrs of Honda
ownership).
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Re: spare tire stuck follow up
They are nice, but it takes a long long time to reach 60psi! You need
something more heavy duty.
Plus, when you get a flat in a 'bad' area, you don't want to spend pumping
up the spare when someone can rear end you.
"disallow" <loewen_t at yahoo.ca @> wrote in message
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> why not just buy a $9 portable tire pump air
> compressor? Then when you take your spare out,
> you can fill it up wherever you happen to be? Or
> if you have a slow leak you can just fill up the
> tire and drive to the nearest tire repair shop.
>
> Mine fits under the trunk thing, along with a $10
> bottle jack that works a billion times better
> than that cheapass scissor jack they give you.
> unless its minus 90 outside... :) Then I stick
> to the scissor jack.
>
> t
>
something more heavy duty.
Plus, when you get a flat in a 'bad' area, you don't want to spend pumping
up the spare when someone can rear end you.
"disallow" <loewen_t at yahoo.ca @> wrote in message
news:ff12f3d7d65582eac99c1845f846a613@localhost.ta lkaboutautos.com...
> why not just buy a $9 portable tire pump air
> compressor? Then when you take your spare out,
> you can fill it up wherever you happen to be? Or
> if you have a slow leak you can just fill up the
> tire and drive to the nearest tire repair shop.
>
> Mine fits under the trunk thing, along with a $10
> bottle jack that works a billion times better
> than that cheapass scissor jack they give you.
> unless its minus 90 outside... :) Then I stick
> to the scissor jack.
>
> t
>
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Re: spare tire stuck follow up
true enough regarding the 'bad area' thing. I
don't tend to think that way much since I am in
Canada... lol a coy canadian...
My compressor gets my spare up to 60 psi from
almost nothing (15 psi) in about a minute and a half.
t
don't tend to think that way much since I am in
Canada... lol a coy canadian...
My compressor gets my spare up to 60 psi from
almost nothing (15 psi) in about a minute and a half.
t
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Re: spare tire stuck follow up
toss in some rags and a 1/2 used bottle of hand cleaner........
Never know when you might be a saint and change a older persons tire and
need to clean your hands a bit.
Wait, there are still people like me that will stop to help????????
Yes, there are a few "road saints" left to help the needy.
I will only accept money if the person throws it on the ground.
My good deed for the day/year/etc, but not gonna let a $20 bill just blow
away!
"J." <J@nobody.com> wrote in message
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> "riz" <riz@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:mR3Yd.12729$Wz3.9510@fe09.lga...
> > Just why is it that spare tires are made to be installed valve side
down?
> > Other than to make it difficult for weaklings like me to take it out and
> > check the pressure?
> >
>
> It's a nice cavity where I stash a bag with an old pair of jeans and
jacket
> for working on the car while out on the road (only once in 21 yrs of Honda
> ownership).
>
Never know when you might be a saint and change a older persons tire and
need to clean your hands a bit.
Wait, there are still people like me that will stop to help????????
Yes, there are a few "road saints" left to help the needy.
I will only accept money if the person throws it on the ground.
My good deed for the day/year/etc, but not gonna let a $20 bill just blow
away!
"J." <J@nobody.com> wrote in message
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>
> "riz" <riz@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:mR3Yd.12729$Wz3.9510@fe09.lga...
> > Just why is it that spare tires are made to be installed valve side
down?
> > Other than to make it difficult for weaklings like me to take it out and
> > check the pressure?
> >
>
> It's a nice cavity where I stash a bag with an old pair of jeans and
jacket
> for working on the car while out on the road (only once in 21 yrs of Honda
> ownership).
>
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