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Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 8:03 am |
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Joined: Jul 13, 2010 Posts: 1032
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Location: sutton surrey/welwyn garden city
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Hi guys and girls, yet more problems!
I got a puncture because of a screw, so I fitted my crappy space saver, I thought Id check the pressure of it with my little compressor. It said it was only 15 psi so I pumped it up to the recommended 60 psi. As I pulled the pump off the inside of the valve came with it and all the air rushed out.
I'm thinking that I'm now stuffed, can I get a valve from somewhere and are they easy to replace? The space saver didn't look very good anyway!
Thanks for your time
Andrew
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Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 8:06 am |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010 Posts: 10151
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you will need to remove the tyre to fit the valve anyway....
any tyre place could do that for around 7-10 pound per corner
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Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 8:26 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 13077
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Location: England
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Lose the space saver and fit a steelie!
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Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 8:36 am |
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Joined: Feb 10, 2010 Posts: 4266
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Location: Palestine
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if you got the right too for that pin,you can re install it,I have one,and I used it to get other ppl tires flat if they park thier cars in my drive way (some ppl don't have maners),so I enjoy doing that,and see them do the replacment,sometimes I offer help as I'm passing,if the driver a pretty gal ;)..LOL
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Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 9:46 am |
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Joined: Jul 13, 2010 Posts: 1032
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Location: sutton surrey/welwyn garden city
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Lol, I've had to get a taxi to the only place open, Kwickfit, cost me fifty quid but gave me a discount, think they felt sorry for me! Will a steelie fit under the car in the rack?
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Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 9:51 am |
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Joined: Nov 27, 2010 Posts: 11520
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Location: What's it to you? ? ?
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ukskater01 wrote: |
Will a steelie fit under the car in the rack? |
It will if you move the front of the spare cage down to the lower set of fixing holes 
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Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 9:51 am |
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Joined: Dec 06, 2010 Posts: 16
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Location: brighton
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simple, walk to nearest fitting garage, n give them a quid for the nipple out the valve, or like abovce get one of the screw pin drivers,, couple of quid form halfrauds,, n recycle some one elses pin 
and as above, through the space saver away,, there usless, they dont last long,, and are in my eyes seriously unsafe,,
for instance, would u drive a nice big porsche carrara 4s thats got 18 inch ceramic brakes, 22 inch high alloy wheels 330mm wide,,, to be replaced with a bit of tyre 30mm,,, :0
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Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 2:07 pm |
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Joined: Jul 13, 2010 Posts: 1032
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Location: sutton surrey/welwyn garden city
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Your right curly, I'm gonna get a steelie and chuck the old space saver as its completely fudged! If anyone's got one let me know, I'm gonna go to a breakers soon though
Thanks for all the help!
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Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 3:12 pm |
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Joined: Feb 21, 2010 Posts: 3945
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Location: basingstoke
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i have a steel wheel (well actually its a 106 rallye wheel but still looks like a steely) how far is sutton from basingstoke 
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Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 4:05 pm |
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Joined: Jul 13, 2010 Posts: 1032
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Meady it's about an hour away, might pm you if I can't get one closer
Thanks mate
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Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 5:33 pm |
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Joined: Dec 06, 2010 Posts: 16
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Location: brighton
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ok well just so u dont go kicking yourself, ied go and source a steel wheel carrior of a pug 106,, phase 1,, as they im allmost certain had normal steel wheel carriors underneigth,, or u may have a problem trying to mount it underneigth lol,,
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Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 5:35 pm |
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Joined: Jul 13, 2010 Posts: 1032
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Cheers mate, I'll have a look at the breakers
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Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 4:04 am |
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Joined: Nov 27, 2010 Posts: 11520
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curly wrote: |
ok well just so u dont go kicking yourself, ied go and source a steel wheel carrior of a pug 106,, phase 1,, as they im allmost certain had normal steel wheel carriors underneigth,, or u may have a problem trying to mount it underneigth lol,, |
The standard 206 wheel carrier will happily take a full size steel wheel if you move it down to the lower mounting holes on the chassis, thats why Peugeot put the extra holes in there for.
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Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 10:09 am |
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Joined: Jul 13, 2010 Posts: 1032
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Thanks mr bsi, gotta get a steelie from a breakers now although I cant seeing them charge me much for one!
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Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 12:17 pm |
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Joined: Jul 13, 2010 Posts: 1032
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Sorry to be an annoyance but will I need to get the steel bolts aswell?
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