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Tire Puncture! What should I do?
I was revving the car a lot today and I noticed a lot of heavy noises everytime i went over a bump, and eventually as I went over the last ramp into my garage, that was when the tire gave way and the car was just tilting to one side.
Could I have caused any damage to the car or rims? http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/...ps724ccce1.jpg I'm going to replace that punctured tire sometime next week, but the closest tire shop from me is about 20km away from me. I haven't had a look at the tire repair kit in the car yet, but would using it be able to make my car safe enough to drive that distance? I'm one of those car dummies who's never had anything like this happen before. So what should I do now? |
Put the spare on, and take an easy drive to the tire shop to have it repaired/replaced.
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Seeing as you mentioned the repair kit, i'm guessing yours came without a spare as well..
Keep the repair kit for when your stranded in the middle of nowhere and really need it. Take it off and take it to get repaired, could be something as simple as a nail(repairable) tire shop will help you out |
^yep
ps : is your rim bent ?, its hard to see in the photo, but it looks bent |
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No other car in the household? a helpful friend to take you?
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How do I drive my car to the workshop with a flat tire? Unless I waste my repair kit for this? |
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But what if I want my tire replaced but I want to keep my original Rim?
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Depending on the size of the puncture, you might be able to pump up the tire and have it last to the tire shop. I have an small electric pump for this, but if you have a bicycle pump, it will take a while, but it should work as well. Sometimes I'll pump it up, wait a couple of hours to make sure its not going to go flat real quick, then take it in.
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dude
plan a: take wheel off drive it to a servo pump it up. then u could drive it to your repair shop plan b: just take wheel off and take it to your tyre guy take fixed wheel home put on car ps just out of interest: how much does it cost to replace the supplied car tyre repair kit? |
do the cars in AU not come with a spare?
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just an air compressor and repair kit |
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