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Transit van tyre problem
- Thread starter Nige F
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I wouldn’t. Do you not have a legal spare anyway? You’ll end up using it and then keeping it on. I had the same thing with a brand new set of tyres I put on our Evoque once, just before a trip to the Peak District. Got there, got a puncture right on the edge. Came home with the temporary spare as I couldn’t get one of the same make local to where we were staying. Same thing happened a few weeks ago on our A3. Split on the sidewall. This time though I had a spare tyre that I had fitted - I saved the best tyre when I fitted 4 matching tyres. Not the same make though but we were getting rid of the car anyway so I didn’t care. It’s gone now so not my problem. I feel your pain though - it’s bloody annoying when you get a near new tyre with an unrepairable puncture. Grrr!
Tubeless tyres tend to have ridges on the inside so that when you fit a tube it will rub on the inside of the tyre and eventually break through. I had it happen to me on the morning of my mot. Having said that, as a spare it should be fine, just don't have it onboard at mot time or drive too far or fast on it.
Doesn’t matter about having it onboard at mot time as the spare is not part of the test.
I don't believe so, I'm afraid. Modern cars are too fast and heavy. It's possible to fit tubes in some tubless classic car tyres if the rims lend themselves to it (usually the valve hole is wrong), but they need to be high profile tyres (ideally over 70%). The heat buildup between the sidewall and the innertube would create too much heat at the maximum load and speed that the tyre was rated for. I doubt you'd find a tyre fitter willing to do it.
Thanks Avocet, problem is a neighbour has a big old 4x4 and he's fitted his own tubes - so I ( wrongly ) thought we could " get around it" Thanks for your heads up. Thinking on , I've got a good spare on a wheel behind the shed - not a tranny but I'll check the size. Also there is a copper cylinder there. Maybe weigh it in £ and that'll cover the tyre 
Thanks Avocet, problem is a neighbour has a big old 4x4 and he's fitted his own tubes - so I ( wrongly ) thought we could " get around it" Thanks for your heads up. Thinking on , I've got a good spare on a wheel behind the shed - not a tranny but I'll check the size. Also there is a copper cylinder there. Maybe weigh it in £ and that'll cover the tyre
For the wheel (apologies if I'm telling you stuff you already know), obviously the pitch circle diameter for the studs / bolts has to be the same. Also the centre nave diameter (the hole in the middle that locates the wheel centrally on the hub). You can't rely on the studs / bolts to centralise the wheel. The offset is the next important feature - looking at the wheel from the front o the car, the distance between the centreline of the tyre and the mounting face on the inside of the wheel. Usually the letters "ET", followed by a number (usually 2 digits), stamped into the rim. Lastly, it needs to be off something about the same weight or heavier!
